What is a rite of passage?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
It is a transformational ritual with three stages (separation, transformation, and reincorporation) that celebrates the transition of a person from one stage to another in his or her social life.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Antonio Gramsci developed the concept of hegemony to describe
a: a stratified social order in which subordinates comply with domination by internalizing their rulers' values and accepting the "naturalness" of domination b: overt sociopolitical strategies c: social controls that induce guilt and shame in the population d: the critique of power by the oppressed that goes on offstage- in private- where the power holders can't see it e: the open, public interactions between dominators and oppressed- the outer shell of power relations
Marx argued that socioeconomic stratification was based on the sharp and simple division between the successful Protestant industrialists and the poor Catholic peasantry.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
An explanation of misfortune based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate, psychic power capable of causing harm, including sickness and death, is called:
a. sorcery. b. witchcraft. c. imitative magic. d. contagious magic. e. rites of intensification.