Which anthropologist stated that the purpose of anthropology is to “make the world safe for human differences”?
a. Nancy Scheper-Hughes
b. Catherine Bateson
c. Mary Douglas
d. Margaret Mead
e. Ruth Benedict
ANSWER: e
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Modernization is associated with each of the following except:
a. a Western-based culture-bound concept b. a major influence worldwide c. associated with technological development d. linked to maintaining cultural diversity
Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?
a. Biological anthropology b. Human variation c. Historical linguistics d. Paleo-linguistics e. Cultural linguistics
The teeth of primates are:
a. more specialized in comparison with other mammals. b. arranged in a dental pattern just like that of other mammals. c. less specialized in comparison with other mammals. d. larger in number than the primate ancestor from which they evolved. e. all shaped and formed the same, as their diet does not demand specialization.
Which of the following was a characteristic shared by recent foraging communities?
A. They fished a great deal. B. They relied on welfare supplied by state-level societies. C. They spoke simplified languages. D. They lived in marginal environments that were of little interest to food-producing societies. E. They devolved to foraging from a more advanced level of subsistence.