Describe theoretical contributions of Margaret Mead in the area of gender studies in anthropology
What will be an ideal response?
She found that many of the behaviors, emotions, and roles that go into being masculine and feminine are patterned by culture and that science must look cross-culturally to understand the full dimension of gender and sex in human society.
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A. llamas B. maize C. lentils D. potatoes
Which of these is an example of the placebo effect?
A) Patients report better effects from colored pills than from white ones, even though they contain the exact same medicine. B) Medication taken at the same time each day is more effective than medicine taken as needed. C) Women have a lower tolerance for medication than men, and therefore experience more side effects. D) Patients ask their doctors for specific drugs after they have seen them advertised on television.
Culture is an integrated and interrelated whole, which means that: a. people of all different races get along well together. b. subcultural variations can be tolerated and are of great benefit to a state. c. if you alter one aspect of a culture, you can drastically affect and possibly even endanger the functioning of thewhole
d. primitive people live in harmony and do not require contact with other cultures, nor do they undergo internalchange. e. society maintains a fragile balance that can be destroyed by any contact with an outside influence.
Secret societies are found primarily in which type of society?
A) Chiefdom B) State C) Band D) Tribe E) Stratified society