Which of these statements about redistribution is true?
a. Redistribution in the form of taxes within modern nations is always done for the public good.
b. Unlike in modern societies, in preindustrial societies taxes are always used for the public good.
c. Wherever redistribution is practiced, it is sometimes used to enhance the wealth and prestige of some ofthose in authority
d. Virtually all redistribution practices have an overall negative impact on the general public.
c
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Schoeninger interpreted the greater range of nitrogen isotope ratios in the Stillwater burial population compared to the Pecos or Ontario populations as reflecting
a. greater dietary variability in the Pecos and Ontario populations than in the Stillwater population. b. greater dietary variability in the Stillwater population than in the Pecos and Ontario populations c. the fact that the Stillwater population had an increasing dependence on meat through time d. an individual's age or sex; in the Stillwater population, children ate less meat than adults and males ate more meat than females. e. the addition of piñon nuts to the Stillwater diet.
Incest is a cultural universal, but
A. not all cultures have one. B. not all cultures define incest the same way. C. not all cultures know about incest. D. some cultures have replaced it with the levirate. E. some cultures nevertheless encourage incest.
What do anthropologists mean when they say culture is shared?
A. Culture is an attribute of particular individuals. B. Culture is an attribute of individuals as members of groups. C. Culture is what ensures that all people raised in the same society have the same opinions. D. Culture is universally regarded as more important than the concept of the individual. E. Passive enculturation is accomplished by more than one person.
European cave art
A) is concentrated in deep cave chambers that were otherwise uninhabited by humans B) appears to have been unrelated to ritual activities C) is concentrated in the open-air rock shelters that were commonly inhabited by humans D) is too crude to be interpreted E) appears to have been mainly decoration of the living place