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Naveen kumar

about 22 hours ago

When an original lineage splits into two, it is called fusion.

MA

Mustafa Arnold

about 22 hours ago

Clans have more genealogical depth than lineages.

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Vincent Schneider

about 23 hours ago

Kindred are lineally organized.

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Tyler Whitley

1 day ago

In patrilineal descent groups, descent confers authority.

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Carolyn Evans

1 day ago

Group membership in patrilineal societies is held by the father and his wife's family.

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Rakshya Basnet

1 day ago

Descent groups are most related to a society's superstructure.

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Shonda Summers

1 day ago

The most common way of tracing descent group membership is through religious practice.

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Kainat Jadoon

1 day ago

The Gulabi Gang works for:

A) economic justice for minority groups in the United States
B) gender equity between men and women worldwide
C) social mobility in feudal European societies
D) social justice for "untouchable" women in India

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Abdalhleem Awamleh

1 day ago

What symbol did Michael Blakey find associated with the African burial ground in New York City?

A) partula, meaning special and dignified by God
B) sankofa, meaning spiritual connection with the past
C) cristowka, meaning special one of the lineage
D) trestina, meaning liberty and freedom in the future

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Lizeth Hernandez

1 day ago

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) Social class rankings do not always correlate with economic status.
B) Status symbols are indicative of social class or hierarchy.
C) Social institutions protect those who are at the lowest social ranking.
D) Political ideology is used to maintain stratification in a society.

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Shichao Zhang

1 day ago

All of the following are symbolic indicators of social class except:

A) recreation
B) occupation
C) wealth
D) gender

FW

Fellipe Wilson

1 day ago

Greater mobility is generally associated with a:

A) nontraditional family
B) nuclear family
C) extended family
D) polygamous family

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Elizabeth Gibson

1 day ago

In what year did apartheid officially "begin to end" in South Africa?

A) 2012
B) 1992
C) 1957
D) 1943

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Kelton O'Connor

1 day ago

Apartheid was associated with each of the following except:

A) repression and discrimination
B) achieved status
C) Western influence
D) institutionalized racism

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Nisreen Ibraheem

1 day ago

Societies that permit a great deal of mobility are called:

A) open-class societies
B) mobile societies
C) closed-class societies
D) nontraditional societies

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Ashley Graham

1 day ago

Historically, European stratified societies with closed social classes functioned similarly to that of the Indian caste system. Their castes were called:

A) feuds
B) peons
C) varnas
D) estates

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H3ADKAZE OnFire

1 day ago

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) Untouchables become part of this group because of their chosen occupation.
B) Untouchables are segregated in Indian society.
C) Untouchables constitute a large pool of cheap available labor.
D) Untouchables are associated with the filth of society.

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Kaylee Madray

1 day ago

The African captives that were unearthed in New York City had arrived to New York during the:

A) 18th century
B) 17th and 18th centuries
C) 18th and 19th centuries
D) 16th century

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Anwita Bulusu

1 day ago

How many castes are there in India?

A) 2,000
B) 1,500
C) 5
D) 4

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alicia flores

1 day ago

The Shriners organization in the United States is an example of a(n) :

A) common-interest association
B) age grade
C) age set
D) caste