Compare and contrast a monochronic and a polychronic culture

What will be an ideal response?


Monochronic culture places high emphasis on punctuality and completion of one task at
a time; polychronic culture values social relationships and numerous tasks
simultaneously, even if it forces their daily plan and routine to change. Both deal with
the ways that a culture manages time.

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Physical/biological anthropologists are only interested in the human fossil record

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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While optimal foraging theory can provide a number of insights into foraging groups, what aspect of human society does optimal foraging theory arguably ignore?

a. population size b. location c. genetics d. culture(UNDERTSTAND;

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Broad-spectrum collecting completely explains the growth of sedentarism

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The first scientific attempt to classify humans based on biological variation was by

a. Christopher Columbus. b. the ancient Egyptians. c. J. F. Blumenbach. d. C. Linnaeus. e. Chaka Zulu

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