According to Jonathan Lear, what does it mean for a Crow warrior such as
Plenty Coups to state, “After this, nothing happened?”
a) Crow people do not understand clock time.
b) It is an example of traditional thinking.
c) The Crow experienced cultural devastation between 1851 and 1882.
d) He could not remember the early years of his life.
ANS: C
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a. nutritional factors b. factors such as air temperature and atmospheric gasses c. body temperature d. other genes
Nonvoluntary or forced cultural assimilation of a minority group by a government is termed __________
A. genocide B. ethnocide C. the "melting pot" approach D. segregation
Bronislaw Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic when sailing, a hazardous activity. He proposed that
A. people turn to magic to instill psychological stress on their competitors, especially when the fish supply is very low. B. magic actually reduced the fishing success of the Trobriand Islanders, but at least they did not feel directly responsible, since then they could blame it on bad luck. C. magic was a surprisingly effective stand-in for proper fishing skills and experience, because it made people confident in their capabilities. D. because people can't control matters such as wind, weather, and the fish supply, they turn to magic. E. magic emboldened people to take more risks.
The total population of the world as of 2012 is approximately:
a. 2.7 billion. b. 4.53 billion. c. 6.84 billion. d. 10.74 billion. e. 12.5 billion.