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Some societies have more taboos than others.
Compare the relative contribution of males and females to the diet of food foragers.
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A doctrine is a type of scientific theory.
How can karma "change your sex"? Discuss the example of the Chan monastics.
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Leveling mechanisms are found in many traditional societies. What are these, and do
you believe we have any kind of "leveling"-type activities and exchanges in the U.S.
today? Discuss.
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Name what you believe to be three core values predominant in U.S. society. Then
discuss how these affect daily life and behavior in individuals and groups.
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How do different cultures permit or restrict sexual relations?
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Armed uprising is evident throughout our world today. Choose two conflicts currently
occurring, describe them, and then argue whether they are a revolution or rebellion.
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What is a pluralistic society? Give an example of a country that is pluralistic in nature.
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Explain the concept of totemism, including its form and function. Use specific
examples.
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Why is understanding economic transactions essential to a full understanding of
culture?
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Relationships among members of a chiefdom are egalitarian.
What are the primary characteristics of crop-producing societies?
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Fictive kin play a significant role in many societies. Discuss the importance of this
kinship group and the adaptive advantages for those societies that practice it.
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Critique the Western notion of "progress" from an anthropological viewpoint.
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Contrast dependence with independence training. Identify societies where each would
be expected and explain why. Have inconsistencies developed? If so, explain why?
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When state legislation sponsors any kind of archaeological work, it is called contract
archaeology.
Discuss the challenges involved in ethnographic fieldwork and its contributions to our
contemporary world.
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Describe the anatomical characteristics most important in an arboreal primate.
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