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Introduction to Anthropology

Critical Thinking Questions

Introduction to AnthropologyCritical Thinking Questions

1 .
What various roles do animals play in human lives?
2 .
What specific roles have dogs had in human societies across time?
3 .
How does the relationship between people and animals vary across subsistence practices?
4 .
What types of relationships do Indigenous hunters have with wild animal prey?
5 .
How do different cultures use animal symbolism?
6 .
In what ways are pets a cultural artifact?
7 .
How do modern societies participate in the animal trade?
8 .
Some Western societies have made advances in protecting animals used in the medical industry. Do you believe these advances are sufficient, or should societies continue to push for reform?
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