Different cultures have different definitions and numbers of racial categories. This is discussed as evidence that:

a. race is not socially important.
b. race and ethnicity mean essentially the same thing.
c. race is a cultural construction of social reality.
d. race is biological, and not social.


C

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Rice has NOT been found at which of the following sites in Southeast Asia?

A. Spirit Cave B. Khok Phanom Di C. Ban Chiang D. Non Nok Tha

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Which of the following statements is correct?

a. A society is a union of multiple cultures. b. Human survival depends on every individual being fit. c. A correctly functioning culture has consistency across all of its parts, though not necessarily harmony. d. Unregulated self-gratification does not impact the society as a whole. e. Although all individuals are not exactly the same, all are enculturated equally.

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Individuals benefit psychologically from religion because it:

a. helps explain the unexplainable. b. gives them answers based upon scientific authority. c. provides a rational and logical framework for giving meaning to events and experiences. d. makes them feel as if their increased stress levels have a function in society. e. answers all questions regarding their daily lives.

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