In which of the following situations would you expect the speaker’s language to feature regular consonant-vowel alteration?
A) a culture living in a heavily forested environment
B) a subculture restricted to only women
C) an illiterate society with no formal educational system
D) a society in which babies are held for most of the day
D) a society in which babies are held for most of the day
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Ethnographic fieldwork can best be described as
a. mechanistic. b. experiential. c. deterministic. d. evolutionary. e. analytical.
Suppose you have recently graduated and have been offered a salary position at a reputable accounting firm of $125,000 (including all benefits) per year. After much consideration, you turn down the offer to start your own accounting firm. You pay yourself $75,000 (including all benefits) a year. Which of the following represents the implicit opportunity cost of your time?
A) $75,000 B) $100,000 C) $125,000 D) $50,000
The one-child policy in China has been __________
A. effective at reducing the birth rate B. useless at reversing trends of runaway population growth C. most accepted in agricultural areas D. accepted without protest by both urban and rural populations
A society in which older people are treated with high levels of respect as repositories of great cultural wisdom and teachings is most likely to be associated with which of the following?
a. A market economy b. Industrial production c. Oral tradition d. Advanced education e. Literacy