Bipedalism and Culture Quiz
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What is the definition of polyandry?

  • A form of marriage that involves multiple partners
  • A form of marriage with one wife and multiple husbands (correct)
  • A relationship where an individual has one partner
  • A form of marriage between one husband and multiple wives

    • What is the definition of a rite of passage?

  • A ceremony that marks an individual's passage from one stage of life to another (correct)
  • An economic system of formal and informal sharing among members of a society to distribute resources fairly
  • A study combining the results of many other studies
  • A kinship system in which people trace their ancestry through their mothers

    • What is the definition of wage labour?

  • A sacred ceremony of First Nations peoples on the north-west coast of North America in which property is given away to enhance status
  • Work for which wages are paid (correct)
  • A restriction on behaviour to help ensure a good outcome
  • An economic system of collecting resources centrally and handling them out them among members of a society

    • What is the definition of taboo?

    <p>A restriction on behaviour to help ensure a good outcome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of patrilineal?

    <p>A kinship system in which people trace their ancestry through their fathers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of ethnography?

    <p>The written account of a culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of objective?

    <p>Type of conclusions based on facts and data and uninfluenced by personal perspectives, prejudices, or emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a fossil?

    <p>Preserved remains of biological matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of an informant?

    <p>A reliable and knowledgeable person who provides specific information to an anthropologist studying his or her community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of kinship?

    <p>The relationship between two or more people based on common ancestry, marriage or adoption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is participant observation?

    <p>The careful watching of a group, sometimes living with its members and participating in their culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is reflexivity?

    <p>The practice of reflecting on your own worldview, biases, and impact on the culture you are studying</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a subculture?

    <p>A small group within a larger group who shares a common system of values, beliefs, attitudes, behaviors, and lifestyle distinct from those of the larger group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is explicit cultural knowledge?

    <p>Information about a culture that is easily explained and described</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is globalization?

    <p>The process by which economies, societies, and cultures become integrated through a worldwide network</p> Signup and view all the answers

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