Ethnographies
a. focus only on Western European societies.
b. are studies of nonhuman primates.
c. are detailed descriptive studies of human societies.
d. are studies done by archaeologists.
e. involve the study of the human skeleton.
c
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Anthropology is literally the study of
a. human history. b. human population patterns. c. humans. d. the products of human societies.
Which of these statements about courts of regulation is NOT true?
a. The laws are based on consistency and precedent, rather than shared social norms. b. The goal of courts of regulation is to reconcile the parties to a dispute. c. Courts of regulation are found in states with heterogeneous populations. d. Laws can be used to benefit only some segments of the society.
From his observations in England and his analysis of 19th-century industrial capitalism, Karl Marx saw socioeconomic stratification as a sharp division between two classes: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. He also argued that class consciousness comes about as a result of
a: the continuation of ethnic identities even though ethnic "markers" (distinct clothing styles, etc) have more or less disappeared b: people recognizing they have a common economic interest and identifying themselves as part of the group that shares that interest c: a growing distinction among religious beliefs in complex industrialized societies d: people extending notions of kinship beyond the boundaries of actual biological relations e: the gradual elaboration of gendered differences first established during the period of peasant substance farming
Through archaeological data, Erich von Däniken has been able to show that aliens from outer space built the world's prehistoric wonders, including the pyramids
Indicate whether the statement is true or false