Sidney Mintz

question 44

Multiple Choice

Sidney Mintz:

• A) conducted a restudy of the Trobriand Islands.
• B) researched social life among the Nuer of Africa.
• C) studied the effects of colonialism in Puerto Rico.
• D) examined sexuality in Samoa.
• E) became an expert on Native Americans.

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Definitions:

Wage Rate

The amount of money paid to an employee per unit of time, often per hour or year.

Labor Supply

The total number of hours that workers are willing and able to work at a given wage rate.

Utility Maximizing

The economic principle that consumers will choose a combination of goods and services that maximize their overall satisfaction.

Indifference Curves

graphical representations in microeconomics illustrating combinations of goods that provide an individual with the same level of satisfaction.