National character studies have focused on the modal characteristics of emerging Third World countries
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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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
One of the key beliefs of the Ghost Dance movement was:
a. The ancestors would return on an immense train. b. A dance had the power to turn those who did it into spirits of immense power. c. Native Americans could live in peace and harmony with all people. d. If Native Americans would use only traditional weapons, they could drive the Whites from their land. e. At the end of time, white people would turn black and black people would turn white.
In societies where women have little independence outside the domestic context, each of the following is true EXCEPT
a. they may have autonomous control over their households. b. their status may change over the course of their lives. c. they may have higher social status due to their wealth or ethnicity. d. they are generally happier.
The U.S. government found that Africans seeking asylum on the basis of family reunification had committed fraud in 80% of the tested cases. What is the best possible explanation for this high degree of dissonance between what the individual said and what the genetic test showed?
a. Africans seeking political asylum rarely tell the truth. b. Genetic tests in 2008 were not as advanced as they are today. c. The definition of family is different from one culture to another. d. Those officials doing the genetic tests were not fully qualified. e. Family and relationship never show up in genetic tests.