Which of the following is the best definition of ethnogenesis?

a. The origination of first culture, from which all other cultures are descended.
b. The spread of a cultural trait from its point of invention to other cultures.
c. A process in which people develop, define, and direct their own cultural identities.
d. Genetic patterns underlying ethnic cultures.


c

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The emphasis on the rights of individuals in the Bill of Rights is an example of American

a. values. b. norms. c. material culture. d. ethnocentrism.

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Within cultures, body language and nonverbal communication can vary and may lead to __________

a. emblems b. non-verbal behaviors c. verbal intercultural communication d. cross-cultural misunderstandings

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What anatomical difference between men and women appears in the fossil record around 2 million years ago?

a. increased sexual dimorphism b. longer legs in males c. wider pelves in females d. bigger brains in males

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Illness is defined as a(n)

A. nonexistent ailment (only "diseases" are real).
B. artificial product of biomedicine.
C. scientifically identified health threat.
D. purely linguistic problem.
E. socially constructed condition.

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