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Define marriage.
Phillip Bourgois' work with the homeless and drug addicts in San Francisco has led to a
better understanding of issues of economic change, cultural structures, and the effects
on individual lives.
What does it mean to say that horticulture is a "mixed subsistence strategy"?
In the 1980s, most Ju/"hoansi foragers ended up fighting for the freedom of Namibia
with the Southwest African People's Organization (SWAPO).
Define sumptuary law.
The rituals of the Native American Church are based on the revival of a peyote religion
that was common throughout North America in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Define pillage and give one example.
Define divination.
Decolonization in areas like the Congo was very peaceful and successful.
Describe the goals of U.S. English, Inc.
Even though populations have increased dramatically, in most places traditional
subsistence strategies are still able to provide enough food for people.
One anthropological explanation for the incest taboo is that such taboos prevent sex
with close relatives from causing disruption within the family.
What is an allophone?
Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of
Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.
What is meant by the term "productive" resources?
Describe the ambiguous position of the Norwegian government toward the Saami
herders.
Boas' style of fieldwork was known as __________ __________.
