The berdache or nadle among Native Americans are:
A) ?specialized shamans.
B) ?considered disgusting by adult males.
C) ?limited to sexually focused occupations.
D) ?biological males who adopt many female roles, creating a third gender.
D
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Why is it important to remember that the chiefdom and the state, like many categories used by social scientists, are ideal types?
A. They ensure that the field of anthropology remains more scientific. B. They are labels that make social contrasts seem sharper than they really are. C. They are useless in sociopolitical analysis. D. They distinguish political and sociopolitical analyses among social scientists. E. They represent social goals that politicians should strive to achieve.
In a patrilineal society, ____
a. the husband leaves his birth home and temporarily lives with his uncle until he completes bride service b. the wife leaves her mother's home and goes to live with her maternal uncle c. daughters leave their birth home at marriage d. sons leave their birth home at marriage e. both sons and daughters leave their homes and form a new homestead at marriage
Bands:
a. are the most complex form of political organization. b. are most often foraging groups. c. are made up of members who are often unrelated. d. All of these are true about bands.
The most basic type of religious organization is the
a. ecclesiastical cult. b. religious cult. c. individualistic cult. d. vision quest. e. millenarian cult.