Some mental ailments, such as those considered to be anxiety and depression in industrialized societies, are treated successfully by __________ in Yoruba and Inuit societies
a. medicinal herbs
b. confinement for a period of time
c. ritual practitioners
d. shunning
Answer: c
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Large standing stones are called:
A. dolmens. B. henges. C. arches. D. menhirs.
In Hindu India, some people born with male genitalia undergo a rite of passage to remove their penis and testicles, resulting in a person who is “neither man nor woman.” The local term for such a person is
a. berdache. b. Two Spirits. c. nadle. d. hijra.
What was the primary reason that a pan-Indian identity emerged among the Puebloan peoples?
a. They were ascribed to Spanish racial hierarchy as “subjugated peoples.” b. ?They were highly organized politically to obtain independence. c. ?They worked cooperatively to maximize economic profits. d. ?They were all from cultural groups that were extremely similar.
The English-only laws that were passed in the early 1900s in Nebraska were primarily intended to suppress the use of which language?
a. Spanish c. Omaha c. Yiddish d. German