A young Diné (Navajo) policeman must choose: career advancement that would mean leaving his Navajo community, thus weakening ties to his family and culture, or staying home in jobs that will pay less and involve less personal prestige. He is experiencing a conflict between the values of ____
a. individualistic and collectivistic cultures
b. acculturation and identity development
c. assimilation and accommodation
d. race and socioeconomic status
a
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An anthropologist has finished a thorough investigation of a relatively isolated culture in which individuals assume adult roles at age 10. What comment might a developmental psychologist make after hearing the anthropologist's report?
a) Puberty and adolescence occur simultaneously in this culture. b) Puberty occurs earlier in this culture than in most cultures and sets the stage for adolescence. c) This culture does not appear to acknowledge puberty, but does use the concept of adolescence. d) Individuals in this culture do not appear to experience adolescence, but they do experience puberty.
Nodes of Ranvier are
a. specialized synapses. b. gaps in the myelin sheath. c. functional divisions of the brain produced by the central, lateral, and longitudinal fissures. d. none of the above