Question 1

Compare and contrast the perspectives that anthropologists use when examining culture, including functionalism, the materialist perspective, idealism, and cultural relativity.

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Question 2

Compare and contrast culture in industrial and agricultural societies. In your response, be sure to discuss the effects of industrialization on family structure.

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Question 3

Describe the changes in the nature of the American family unit since 1970, and discuss two reasons behind these changes.

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Question 4

Describe the four contributions that anthropological studies impart to our understanding of power relationships in societies.

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Question 5

Write an essay that demonstrates how the approaches taken by the four subfields of anthropology give a broad perspective for examining humans, their societies, and the power structures within those societies

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Question 6

How and why do anthropologists subdivide culture into various components? Explain the relationship between the components of a culture and the society in which they are found.

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Question 7

What is the basis for marriage in societies where romantic love is not the norm?

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Question 8

Explain the way that power is organized and centralized in five of the political systems identified in the text.

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Question 9

What is the difference between monogamy, polygyny, and polyandry?

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Question 10

Describe the characteristics of a chiefdom.

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Question 11

Compare and contrast the theories that attempt to explain male dominance? Does any theory seem to explain male dominance best?

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Quiz 4: Power and Culture: an Anthropologists View