In highly stratified societies, formal mechanisms of social control
A) are always effective in eradicating deviance.
B) ensure social justice.
C) equalize differences between social classes.
D) may be used by elites to maintain their position.
E) none of the above.
D
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Though testifying in court is not generally associated with cultural anthropology, cultural anthropologists are often called to testify in cases involving all of the following EXCEPT __________
a. landownership b. family law c. child custody d. dowry negotiations
The behavior patterns that vary cross culturally in terms of what is allowable for men and women to do is a result of
a. strict biological differences, limiting men and women to certain activities. b. cultural acceptance of particular roles assigned to each gender. c. a natural division that is accepted nearly universally. d. sociobiology, which shows that men and women cannot do what the other can.
Although the prevalence of the sickle-cell anemia gene is higher in West Africa than in the United States, __________ prevent cells from sickeling, so fewer Africans than African Americans suffer from the disease
a. tropical weather conditions b. West African agricultural crops c. traditional medicines d. outdoor labor
Urban anthropologists research topics such as immigration, ethnicity, poverty, and class
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.