How is the world stratification system related to structural positions within the world capitalist economy? What about the modern stratification system within the United States?
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A. valid measures of intelligence B. biased in favor of the groups for which and by whom they were designed C. influenced by general cultural background D. biased in favor of the groups for which and by whom they were designed and influenced by general cultural background
Women usually have a lower status in societies where there is a matrilineal reckoning of descent than they do in a patrilineal society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Lower-status Toraja have benefited most from tourism because __________
a. they have been able to compete against higher-status Toraja for tourists’ attention b. they act as middlemen between high-status Toraja and tourists c. they have more experience with tourists as a result of working in cities d. high-status Toraja refuse to let their funerals be viewed
The adoption of the shotgun by Yanomamö hunters has resulted in __________
A. depletion of game animals from rainforest habitats B. protein surpluses in the Yanomamö diet C. reduction of hunting ranges D. independence from a Western cash economy