Symbols have the ability to express many ideas at the same time. Victor Turner termed this property of symbols
a. condensation.
b. multivocality.
c. arbitrary.
d. conventionality.
ANSWER:
b
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a. placing blame for wrongdoing on the ill person b. placing blame for wrongdoing on the angry person c. placing blame for wrongdoing on both the ill person and the angry person d. placing blame on the community as a whole for not recognizing the problem earlier
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Compared to apes, humans show
A) a barrel-shaped ribcage, knees further apart, short pelvic girdle B) a pan-shaped pelvis, a barrel-shaped ribcage, and straight backbone C) non-prehensile big toes, head balanced atop backbone, pelvic "bowl" D) a longer and more narrow pelvis, knees close together, longer legs E) shorter arms, funnel-shaped ribcage, non-prehensile big toes