Forms of communication among nonhuman primates composed of a limited number of sounds that are tied to specific stimuli in the environment are referred to as:
A) instinct.
B) modes of communication.
C) call systems.
D) language systems.
E) grunts.
C
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In societies with unilineal descent, __________
A) some very close biological relatives are excluded from one's kin group B) all individuals who reside together are considered kin C) the kin group rarely acts as a unit D) no biological relatives are excluded from the kin group
The differences between sociology and cultural anthropology are becoming increasingly distinct.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements is a distinction between culture and society?
A. Society rests more upon certain features of human biology than does culture. B. Culture is the result of higher education, whereas society is shared by all people. C. People share society with other animals, but culture is distinctly human. D. Culture is genetically programmed, whereas society is transmitted through social learning. E. People attain culture through international travel, but society is the social environment of their native land.
According to the text, the game changer for our ancestors, whether they were australopiths or early Homo, was
a. their first rudimentary attempts at language. b. their first rudimentary attempts at technological solutions to problems. c. their ability to manage their own lives. d. their capabilities to expand into new habitats. e. their bipedal locomotion.