In Studying a Zinacantec Mayan Community in Mexico, Maynard and Greenfield

question 139

Multiple Choice

In studying a Zinacantec Mayan community in Mexico, Maynard and Greenfield (2003) found that the cultural practice of backstrap­loom weaving demonstrated:

• A)traditional gender roles.
• B)that adult looms were similar in complexity to toy looms.
• C)that adults looms, but not toy looms, required concrete operational thinking.
• D)that toy looms, but not adult looms, required concrete operational thinking.

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