Rituals designed to remove the effects of misfortunes attributed to supernatural forces are termed rites of affliction
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TRUE
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What is one reason why cultural diffusion is a selective process?
A) The overt form of a trait may have a different meaning for the second culture. B) Cultures may only allow certain traits to be borrowed by other groups. C) Technological traits diffuse easily, while ideological traits are much harder to borrow. D) Diffusion is a slow process, so only a small fragment of cultural traits will be transmitted.
Chimpanzees are capable of using open systems of communication
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Which of the following is the best definition of ethnogenesis?
a. The origination of first culture, from which all other cultures are descended. b. The spread of a cultural trait from its point of invention to other cultures. c. A process in which people develop, define, and direct their own cultural identities. d. Genetic patterns underlying ethnic cultures.
In "The Worst Lover: Boyfriend Spirits in Senegal," Mueller notes that the Lébou recognize several different kinds of rab; only the __________ are the type that attach themselves to humans in a troublesome way
a. Kumba Bang b. Lumbay c. Diop d. Faru rab