In Conjunction with Cultural Anthropology - Touro Institute
In Conjunction with Cultural Anthropology - Touro Institute
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q. beliefs that mistakenly attribute the causes of role differences to inborn racial<br />
predispositions rather than to social learning<br />
r. change in the frequency of biological traits in a species that results from the fact that,<br />
in a given environment, the characteristics of different individual members of a<br />
species give some individuals a better chance of surviving and therefore passing on<br />
those helpful traits to the next generation<br />
s. refers to biological distinctions such as the chromosomal, hormonal, or physical<br />
differences between males and females<br />
t. rigid enforcement of gender stereotypes that prevents individuals from playing roles<br />
that are not those assigned to their own sex<br />
u. a standardized score on an intelligence test<br />
True/False - Chapter 3: Biology and Culture<br />
True<br />
False<br />
1. Human behavior is not controlled by instincts.<br />
2. Biological evolution is change that occurs in individuals.<br />
3. Differences in racial biology account for differences in culture.<br />
4. Racist beliefs function to support the political and economic goals of those<br />
who espouse them.<br />
5. Gender is a synonym for sex.<br />
6. There is evidence that women are instinctively better suited for rearing<br />
children than men.<br />
7. Gender roles must be different because there are natural biological<br />
differences between the sexes.<br />
8. Gender stereotypes are better understood as value statements or guidelines<br />
that encourage role conformity than as valid descriptions of how people<br />
behave.<br />
9. So far, research has not been conclusive about the determinants of sexual<br />
orientation, but both biology and culture may be involved.<br />
10. Homophobia is most likely to occur in societies where the gender roles of<br />
men and women are particularly distinct and the roles of women are ranked<br />
below those of men.<br />
Short Essay Questions - Chapter 3: Biology and Culture<br />
1. What does it mean to say that biology makes culture possible but does not determine its<br />
content?<br />
2. How does natural selection influence the characteristics of species?<br />
3. When and under what circumstances did anatomically modern Homo sapiens arise?
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