To investigate the question of whether matrilineal or patrilineal systems adapt better to changing conditions, which research method is most appropriate?
a. Cross-cultural comparisons
b. Ethnology
c. Controlled comparisons
d. Unstructured interviews
ANSWER:
c
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a. Conflicts are rarely resolved during these meetings. b. They allow parties accused of wrongdoing to be tried and convicted. c. They can last for several days and nights. d. No one acts as a headman or leader during these meetings.
Applied anthropology encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve theoretical problems
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What term does anthropologist Fredrik Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts, ecological specialization, and the economic interdependence of those groups?
A. multicultural B. assimilationist C. pluralism D. broad-spectrum subsistence E. plural society
The Australian platypus is a member of the prototheria group. Therefore, it __________
a. gives birth to live young and feeds them from a nipple in an abdominal pouch b. lays eggs c. has a placenta d. does not produce milk