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Essay Quiz

Write out a short answer to the following questions.



1

What are the social advantages and disadvantages, for an Inuit man, of taking more than one wife?
2

Why do some anthropologists feel that modern hunter-gatherers may not be very representative of Stone Age foragers?
3

Why does the textbook emphasize that categories such as band, tribe, chiefdom, and state are "ideal types"?
4

What social controls are in place that keeps the Makua from stealing each other's chickens? Which sanction is the strongest and why?
5

Recently in Kuwait a measure was rejected that would have given women the right to vote and to run for parliament. In the textbook, one person was quoted as opposing this measure. What was the reason and how is it connected to the Kuwaiti diwaniya?







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