Which of these is not considered a distinctive feature of anthropology?
a. A quantitative approach to the study of populations
b. A holistic approach to the study of societies
c. A comparative approach to the study of culture
d. The perspective of cultural relativism
A
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On the basis of her work in northeastern Brazil and on literature describing practices in other parts of the world, Scheper-Hughes feels that
a. it was instinctual for mothers to grieve deeply over a dead son or daughter in every society, including those with high infant mortality rates. b. it was natural for poor mothers to maintain emotional distance from infants who are likely to die. c. civil authorities tried hard to improve the condition of poor women but the latter would not help themselves. d. poor women let their babies die despite concerted efforts by church authorities to prevent them from doing so.
What form of gender oppression has emerged recently due to new technologies?v
a. ?Cyber-bullying b. ?Bride burning c. ?Veiling d. Footbinding
The tendency for groups to split into opposing groups over political differences, or __________, can lead to turmoil, violence, and even revolution
a. culture wars b. rebellion c. factionalism d. class warfare
This chapter's discussion on recurrent gender patterns stresses that
A. it is the role of industrialized nations to correct patterns that are immoral. B. these generalities are based on bad data, because the studies did not use randomized sampling. C. the United Nations should become more involved in reversing these patterns. D. these patterns are universals rather than generalities. E. exceptions to cross-cultural generalizations may involve societies or individuals.