A Unified Approach to the Study of Human Biocultural Diversity

question 14

Multiple Choice

A unified approach to the study of human biocultural diversity requires:

• A) Avoiding systems thinking, ethnocentrism, and biological determinism.
• B) Rejecting biological determinism, avoiding ethnocentrism, and adopting systems thinking.
• C) Ignoring the archeological record to focus on the ethnographic data.
• D) Investigating the archeological & ethnographic record through an ethnocentric lens.
• E) Adopting a holistic understanding, employing biological determinism, and rejecting reductionism.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic

Being naturally part of something; inherent or essential.

Interfaith Marriages

Marriages between partners of different religious backgrounds or beliefs.

Homogamy

Dating or marrying someone with similar social characteristics (sometimes called endogamy).

Heterogamy

Dating or marrying someone with social characteristics that differ from your own (sometimes called exogamy).