What particular characteristic of the Mae Enga of Papua New Guinea has gathered a lot of anthropological attention?
A) the active hostility toward women that runs through their culture
B) their tradition of performing manhood ceremonies for infants
C) the frequency and acceptance of homosexual relationships among men
D) their territorial disputes and history of head-hunting
A
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When formerly married partners with children marry each other and bring their children into a single family, it is specifically called a(n):
a. ?multi-generational family. b. blended family. c. ?blended lineage family. d. ?patri-clan.
What does it mean that kinship, like race, is culturally constructed?
A. Some genealogical kin are considered to be relatives whereas others are not, and the rules underlying such considerations vary across cultures. B. It is a phenomenon separated from other real aspects of society, such as economics and politics. C. Studies of kinship tell us little about people's actual experiences, only about what they think those experiences are like. D. The educational system is failing to educate people about real, biologically-based human relatedness. E. Like race, kinship is a social fiction, with no real social consequence.
The more individuals become enmeshed into larger social networks, as happens in political states, the more they rely on kinship
a. True b. False
What are the two general ideas about the origin of Homo sapiens? Give some of the evidence for each.
What will be an ideal response?