Why are physical anthropologists concerned with studying human variation today?
What will be an ideal response?
Their studies of human variation help us to better understand adaptive significance and to identify
factors that have produced physical and genetic variation.
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In survey research, what is sampling?
A. the collection of a study group from a larger population B. the interviewing of a small number of key cultural consultants C. a form of participant observation D. the collection of life histories of every member in a community E. a collection reflecting the emic perspective
Claude Lévi-Strauss, in a book entitled The Savage Mind (1966), proposed that __________
A. people in small-scale societies have different thought patterns than urban dwellers B. it was impossible to compare logical systems of primitive and civilized societies C. there is a universal, logical structure to all human cognition, regardless of culture D. the thought systems of traditional, indigenous people were superior to our own
Describe a "plural society." According to Barth, what conditions contribute to the stability and endurance of ethnic boundaries?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is an example of a subjective aspect of ethnicity?
A. observing religious holidays B. believing in a shared homeland C. wearing certain styles of clothing D. sharing a spoken language