It is difficult to study the evolutionary foundations of contemporary human behavior because __________
a. we cannot see evolution happening
b. we cannot do experiments on humans
c. human behavior occurs in a cultural context
d. all of these
Answer d
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With unilineal descent, one's lineage affiliation is ascribed at birth, but with ambilineal descent, lineage affiliation is more fluid, because each member chooses his or her own descent group
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements is incorrect? a. Untouchables become part of this group because of their chosen occupation. b. Untouchables are segregated in Indian society
c. Untouchables constitute a large pool of cheap available labor. d. Untouchables are associated with the filth of society.
Match each term with its definition:
1. species 2. paleospecies a group of organisms defined by their ability to interbreed a group of organisms defined in terms of morphological variation
Anthropology has always been concerned with how environmental forces influence humans, and how human activities affect the biosphere and the Earth itself. The 1950s through the 1970s witnessed the emergence of an area of study known as cultural ecology or ecological anthropology. This field
A. focused on how cultural beliefs and practices help human populations adapt to their environment. B. studied etic perspectives on human-environment relationships. C. is no longer relevant, because it dealt with research models that were either regional or local, but not global enough to account for the changes caused by climate change. D. has limited value in the present day, because it is not scientifically rigorous enough to address environmental problems. E. studied human-environment relations as cultural constructions and analyzed them as "texts."