In what types of societies did Beatrice Whiting find sorcery to be most important?

a. Societies with a specialized political system
b. Monotheistic societies
c. Matrilineal societies
d. Societies without a specialized legal apparatus


d

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Which of the following was observed in the Bahia, Brazil, development project in which sailboat owners got loans to buy motors, as described in this chapter?

A. There was an increase in commercial sailboat ownership. B. The fishing community became more egalitarian. C. Individual initiative was rewarded, and the fishing industry grew. D. The price of power fishing vessels decreased. E. Ambitious young men increasingly sought wage labor.

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Marx argued that socioeconomic stratification was based on the sharp, simple division between successful Protestant industrialists and poor Catholic peasants

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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"Pointing" concepts such as UP-DOWN, LEFT-RIGHT, or UPHILL-DOWNHILL, used to name directions in which we might point or find things, are called:

a. deictic concepts. b. relative markers. c. absolute markers. d. egocentric systems.

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Developmental acclimatization occurs in high-altitude natives during growth and development

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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