A typical emic approach might involve the study of __________
A) census data
B) time allocation questionnaires
C) material conditions and available resources
D) events that have meaning for members of a particular culture
Answer: D
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Household composition data and dietary information that is expressed numerically are examples of __________
A. random samples B. emic data C. qualitative data D. quantitative data
According to the textbook, kinship is based on which three factors?
A) genetics, language, and learning B) descent, divorce, and feeling C) descent, sharing, and marriage D) sharing, adoption, and marriage
What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue?
A. The degree of cultural complexity is related to the effectiveness of languages as systems of communication. B. The languages people speak influence the way they think. C. The Hopi do not use three verb tenses; thus, they have no concept of time. D. Culture determines what language is able to describe. E. All humans are endowed with the ability to use language
Anthropologists might BEST refute the idea that human culture is biologically determined by using which of the following observations?
All humans share 99.9 percent of their genetic material. All humans form and participate in societal structures. All humans must eat, but eating habits vary across groups. All humans require sleep to survive.