The domestic-public dichotomy is
A. reinforced in American society by women working both inside and outside the home.
B. more pronounced in foraging societies where gathering is the main subsistence activity.
C. significant because public activities often have greater prestige than domestic ones do.
D. not present in the industrial states of the Western world.
E. not significant in urban industrial societies.
Answer: C
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A. study human evolution through the fossil record. B. do not have to worry about ethical and legal concerns, because they are dealing with the remains of dead humans. C. often work in a team with archaeologists. D. often work in another country (in the case of U.S. paleoanthropologists) and are required by the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics to establish truly collaborative relations with colleagues in that country. E. try to infer the relation between the physical and cultural features of the remains they are examining.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The diffusionists focused their theory on _______
a. the principle of evolution as the major explanatory reason for cultural variability b. different levels of cultural borrowing to explain cultural diversity c. inductive methodology d. a general law to explain all aspects of human life e. the idea of materialism and technology as the basis of cultural diversity
Native Americans have long contested the way museums have handled their material culture. All of the following have been common issues of concern EXCEPT:
A) the exhibits focus too much on political and social issues and not enough on cultural themes. B) the exhibits have sometimes violated sacred objects by displaying them. C) the exhibits have not presented contemporary Native American artists. D) the exhibits do not represent Native American voices and concerns. E) the exhibitions are presented as timeless and ahistorical.