Which of the following is a pattern of descent that is most typical in the United States?
A. matrilineal
B. patrilineal
C. bilineal
D. bilateral
Answer: D
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A. President Nixon B. President Truman C. President Roosevelt D. President McKinley
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A study by Lofland (1979) on dying suggests that
a. basic personality traits during life are not good predictors of how one will face death. b. people can decide how much activity to devote to the dying role. c. old people experience a different process of dying than young people. d. people have no choices in the way that they die.
Culture lag occurs because people in most societies are
A. more likely to modify cultural universals. B. less likely to change their folkways. C. less likely to resist change to their nonmaterial culture. D. less likely to resist change to their material culture.