What do anthropologists mean by the term cultural relativism?
What will be an ideal response?
This is the notion that one should not judge the behavior or beliefs of other peoples using the standards of one's own culture.
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Describe the pattern of human brain growth. What is the importance of delayed brain growth in humans?
What will be an ideal response?
Marx argued that socioeconomic stratification was based on the sharp, simple division between successful Protestant industrialists and poor Catholic peasants
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Regulatory genes control such features as
A) eye color and limb length B) metabolism and susceptibility to certain diseases C) skin and hair color D) metabolic and biosynthetic activities of the body E) none of the above
Herders are able to live in very difficult terrain because
a. they have developed more sophisticated cultivation practices than horticulturalists. b. their herds can eat vegetation that humans cannot digest, and turn it into milk and meat. c. they are extremely isolationist and prefer living in areas with very small populations. d. None of these; herders do not live in difficult environments.