In The Flats, described by Carol B. Stack, the conditions of poverty forced people into nuclear families rather than kinship and friendship networks
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Which of these is an example of a temporary cultural barrier to solving a problem at hand?
A) People in many cultures do not value health the way we do in the West. B) A group of people may not be interested in a change that conflicts with their religious views. C) Many people do not believe that disease can be transmitted through water. D) Legal or ethnic limitations prevent the planned change from taking effect.
As anthropology has become increasingly dissatisfied with functionalism, it has sought to rethink the:
a. ?importance of history in culture. b. definition of culture. c. ?idea of progress over time. d. ?importance of the individual in society.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Sexual dimorphism is found predominantly among the New World monkeys. 2. The term "lesser apes" or "small-bodied apes" refers to gibbons. 3. Humans have lost much of their locomotor flexibility.
Women are preferred employees in maquiladora factories because __________
a. they need to provide for their children b. they have flexible schedules c. they are willing to accept lower wages d. they are more educated on average than men