Which of the following is NOT one of the possible consequences experienced after the "shock phase" of an encounter between indigenous societies and more powerful outsiders?
A. disrupted subsistence
B. a broad-spectrum revolution
C. fragmentation of kin groups
D. increased mortality
E. damaged social support systems
Answer: B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The phase of development that ends with the eruption of the first permanent teeth is the:
A. prenatal period B. infantile period C. juvenile period D. adult period
The U.S. system of paying income taxes every April is an example of:
a. generalized reciprocity. b. balanced reciprocity. c. negative reciprocity. d. redistribution. e. market exchange.
Today's global economy and communications link all contemporary people, directly or indirectly, in the modern world system. People must now cope with forces generated by progressively larger systems-the region, the nation, and the world. For anthropologists studying contemporary forms of adaptation, why might this be a challenge?
A. Anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making their contributions less valuable. B. Truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus, are becoming harder to find. C. According to Marcus and Fischer (1986), "The cultures of world peoples need to be constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical circumstances." D. A more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more difficult. E. Since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology.