Bronislaw Malinowski suggested that magical beliefs regarding the process of birth occur only in instances in which the ______
a. culture is uneducated
b. group is highly religious
c. circumstances are not fully controlled
d. birth process is very easy
C. Bronislaw Malinowski suggested that magical beliefs regarding the process of birth occur only in instances in which the circumstances are not fully controlled. Malinowski wrote, "the function of [magical beliefs] is to ritualize optimism, to enhance [our] victory in the faith of hope over fear."
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