A system of social ranking based on the relative dominance of animals within a social group is called a:
A. dominance hierarchy
B. dominance ranking
C. ascendancy ranking
D. power hierarchy
A. dominance hierarchy
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Which of the following is a strong candidate for a direct (or very close) orangutan ancestor?
A. Gigantopithecus B. Dryopithecus C. Sivapithecus D. Lufengpithecus
In general, the status of women
A. rises as dependence on food production intensifies. B. is higher in societies in which males do most of the work in food production. C. is higher among agriculturalists than it is among foragers. D. is higher in matrilineal societies than it is in patrilineal societies. E. is higher in Yanomami society than it is among the Betsileo of Madagascar.
When carrying out research in urban areas, anthropologists often use methods similar to those of __________
a. historians b. economists c. psychologists d. sociologists
Anthropologists doing fieldwork typically involve themselves in many different experiences. They try to investigate not just one aspect of culture (such as the political system) but how all aspects relate to each other (for example, how the political system fits with economic institutions, religious beliefs, etc.). This perspective is called:
a. holism. b. ethnology. c. comparison. d. participation. e. culture-boundedness.