Women in matrilineal societies tend to occupy elevated status positions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Incest avoidance can have positive social advantages by forcing people to marry outside of their immediate family, thereby:
a. developing a stronger set of relationships within their own family than a wider network of interfamily alliances. b. creating relationships with people with whom they are likely to cooperate. c. creating relationships with more people with whom they are likely to become hostile. d. creating a smaller gene pool. e. increasing the incidence of recessive traits.
In the United States, anthropology has traditionally included four subdisciplines. They are:
A) biological anthropology, ethnography, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. B) cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, ethnology, and anthropological linguistics. C) anthropological linguistics, ethnology, primatology, and forensic anthropology. D) forensic anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. E) cultural anthropology, anthropological linguistics, archaeology, and biological anthropology.
Europeans who first saw the way South Pacific islanders maintained their gardens thought they were simply lazy. Why do they really allow their gardens to grow in such a messy state?
A) The jumbled roots minimize erosion in the loose volcanic soil. B) They spend most of their days foraging, and don’t have time to maintain tidy gardens. C) Islanders believe their gardens should look as much like the jungle as possible. D) They had only recently discovered horticulture, and their methods were still unrefined.
Who is responsible for the mediation of family disputes in kin groups such as lineages and clans?
a. Parents b. Grade sets c. The heads of lineages and clans d. Arbitrators from outside the family