Which of the following factors is most responsible for the return of extended-family households among American communities?

A) religious fundamentalism and a return to traditional values
B) population pressure and the associated housing crisis
C) young adults remain in the home longer, but have their own children earlier
D) economic hardship coupled with a rising divorce rate


D) economic hardship coupled with a rising divorce rate

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Economic inequality is greatest among _____

a. the Ju’hoansi b. the Inuit c. the people of the United States d. the Nuer e. the people of Bolivia

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Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

A. it applies only to the reality of societies in the so-called Third World. B. it has no practical value in ethnographic research, only in theoretical anthropology. C. none of these political entities, or polities, can be studied as a self-contained form of political organization, because all exist within nation-states. D. Bronislaw Malinowski first came up with this typology. E. people all over the world vocally reject being classified under such a typology and typically express their anger through hidden transcripts.

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All of the genes possessed by a population are known as its __________

A. genetic complement B. gene pool C. polymorphic unit D. polytypic unit

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