Support or refute this statement: By rejecting the race concept, anthropologists are ignoring obvious human biological variation.

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Recognition and rewards for observing social norms

a. dominance hierarchies b. positive sanctions c. negative sanctions d. postconflict reconciliation

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Which of the following statements is true regarding ethics across cultures?

A) All cultures have similar ethical standards. B) All cultures have ethical standards, but what they emphasize varies. C) All cultures have identical ethical standards. D) Some cultures have no ethical standards.

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When William C. Young worked with the Rashaayda in the Sudan, he was:

a. ?provided with a ready-made identity that he had to overcome in order to carry out his research. b. ?measuring culture change since long-term studies began with this group in the 1950s. c. ?using state-of-the-art fieldwork methods such as geographic information systems (GIS) and Human Terrain System (HTS). d. ?involved in numerous ethical challenges because his father was a member of this nomadic pastoral group.

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Define rite of passage. Identify three phases that ordinarily constitute a rite of passage. Provide at least two different examples to illustrate your answer.

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