Although rituals have symbolic meanings, performing rituals is aimed at __________
a. teaching moral values
b. obtaining practical results
c. training religious specialists
d. proving the existence of deities
b
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What statement about the feminization of poverty is NOT accurate?
A. It has been decreasing worldwide. B. In the developed world, it is most prominent in the United States. C. It is primarily a North American phenomenon. D. It refers to the increasing representation of women and their children among the poor. E. It has offset many of the economic gains of American women, especially the college educated.
Unilineal descent groups
a. endure over time and clearly define who is a member and who is not. b. allow members to decide which descent groups they want to belong to; therefore, these groups change membership and size radically from generation to generation. c. cannot clearly define who is or is not a member, but still manage to endure over time. d. allow individuals to first identify themselves as individuals and then as members of the kinship group. e. do not place emphasis on individual or corporate identity.
The three caloric staples grown by Native American farmers were
A. wheat, rye, and beans. B. squash, avocados, and tomatoes. C. wheat, barley, and oats. D. maize, rice, and soybeans. E. maize, potatoes, and manioc.
Most of the development work in the 1950s and 1960s sponsored by USAID and researched by applied anthropologists focused on large-scale projects such as hydroelectric dams, industrialization, and mechanized agriculture
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.