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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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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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

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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

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