In nonindustrial societies, economic functions are served by institutions that serve many functions other than economic ones
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Which of the following is true of galagos and lorises?
a. they are nocturnal b. they have color vision c. they are socially complex d. they are leaf eaters
Agriculture takes less time and energy than hunting and gathering
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The goal of anthropologists is to understand different cultural practices through the eyes of the people in that culture, an approach known as
A. Cultural relativism B. Ethnocentrism C. Cultural materialism D. Universal human rights advocacy
The French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss says that the incest taboo is universal because humans:
a. are instinctively opposed to inbreeding through biological programming. b. repress their sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and thus learn how to control sexual behavior from birth. c. have learned to establish alliances with strangers and thereby share and develop culture. d. prefer to marry their brothers and sisters and must use culture to regulate sexual access and avoid inbreeding. e. do not like sex.