Describe the Hawaiian (or generational) kinship system
What will be an ideal response?
It uses the simplest number of terms, basically reflecting generation. EGO's mother's and father's sisters and brother are all called mother and father and all their offspring are also called brothers and sisters.
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Physical differences between geographic populations of modern humans
A) may have reached their present state by 20,000 years ago B) reflect different patterns of local adaptation C) reflect the effects of natural selection under varying environmental conditions D) do not support the idea of biological races E) all of the above
In complex societies, what is the primary emphasis of legal systems?
a. Punishment b. Restitution to the victim c. Reintegration of offender into society d. Reintegration of the corporate lineage into society e. Demonstration of legal authority
Based on the examples from the textbook, the morphological systems of ___________ languages take the longest for children to acquire
A holophrastic B isolating C agglutinating D polysynthetic E none of the above: all morphological systems are learned at the same ages
Initially, during the fifteenth century, why did European explorers, traders, soldiers, missionaries, and settlers travel throughout the world?
a. to acquire new resources b. to acquire slaves c. to control and conquer lands and peoples d. to expand their national wealth and power