anthro final

The language family that English belongs to is called __________

Indo-european

__________ descent affiliates an individual with kin related to him or her through men or women.

ambilineal

Children learn spoken language

at about the same age in all cultures

not a reason for broad spectrum collecting

average height of the population

Which is the most common form of marital residence?

biolocal

The use of more than one language in the course of conversation is referred to as _________.

codeswitching

Of the following, which is not a primary subsistence activity?

corn grinding

A major reason for the decline of states appears to be

environmental degradation

Cross-cultural studies show that which of the following factors is related to higher status for women in many areas of life?

kin groups and marital residence organized around women

What is the least common form of residence pattern?

neolocal

A set of sounds that make a difference in language is a

phoneme

settled life

sedentarism

With which animal have researchers demonstrated the symbolic meaning of certain forms of communication used naturally in the wild?

vervet monkeys

What effect did Margaret Mead's observations of childrearing around the world have on American practices?

People were starting to use more formulas and basically take a step back from children. Her evidence proved that children should be closer and directly correlated to the family.

Name two of the locations in which Margaret Mead conducted fieldwork.

Samoa and Papua New Guinea

In Bells of the Bronze Age, how did the people in the ruler's community view life after death?

They viewed that it would continue. That's why they buried the ruler with everything he had, including women and wealth, instead of passing it on.

Neolocality is most likely to occur in which type of society?

a society with a money economy

Evidence of increased long-distance trade comes from villages established

after the rise of food production

One way states change the lifestyles of people is

by allowing for larger population

Historical linguists reconstruct changes that have occurred

by comparing contemporary languages that are similar.

possible reasons for broad spectrum collecting

climate change overkill population growth

Food production developed because of

climate change. population pressure. a shortage of desired products.

In a patrilocal residence, who leaves the household so that the married couple lives with or near the husband's parents?

daughter

ambilineal

descent affiliates an individual with kin related to him or her through men or women.

most archaeologists believe that the ....was one of the earliest centers of plant and animal domestication

fertile crescent

in the state, many people are relieved of the need for

food production

A __________ is a sound to a linguist.

morph

The form of marital residence in which the married couple lives apart from the relatives of both spouses is

neolocality

In Dadi's family what type of household/family structure was shown?

patrilocal extended family

Humans display __________. That is, the females and males of the species exhibit fairly marked differences in size and appearance.

sexual dimorphism

Which of the following is not a stated explanation for marriage?

sexual satisfaction

What are some of the criticisms of Mead's fieldwork in Samoa? Name at least two.

she did not stay long enough and some say she romaniticized the culture. Others say she only studied girls, which was not a large enough perspective of the society

In societies with unilineal descent,

some very close biological relatives are excluded from one's kin group

When we say that a communication is __________, we mean at least two things. First, the communication has meaning even when the referent is not there, and second, the meaning is arbitrary.

symbolic

Animals were first domesticated in

the Middle East

A negative result of the development of states is

the use of force to govern. class stratification. health issues due to concentration of people in cities.

In Dadi's Family, how are people of the jat caste known throughout India? How are they perceived? What is their occupation?

they are agriculturalists. People generally think of them as poor, but they are a large part of the Indian society.

In Bells of the Bronze Age, what was especially fascinating about the bells in terms of their musical qualities?

they had two tones

Marriage is considered a __________ trait by anthropologists because it is practiced by all societies

universal

In Bells of the Bronze Age, what were some pieces of evidence that the grave they found belonged to the ruler of a stratified society?

we know he must be from a stratified society because we can see evidence of wealth in his tomb. He had giant bells that took several trained steps to make. People had to first find the bronze, carve it out, bring it to him and train people to use it. Clearly there were different social classes because he was buried with women and all his wealth.