Myth (or sacred narrative) is:


Answer: an active force that functions to strengthen tradition

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What factor has been discovered by Elman Service to explain bilocal residence?

A) population increase due to increased health care delivery since WWII B) an indifference to social change by the married couple C) a drastic loss of population because of infectious disease D) a complete breakdown of social customs

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Industrialization increases mobility, which has played a major role in the decline of extended families in the United States.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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In the horticultural society of the Jivaro in Peru, women performed most agricultural labor, and as a result, __________

a. they were treated as mere laborers by men b. have higher status than Yanomamo women c. control the distribution of food resources d. suffer from low status because labor is denigrated in Jivaro society

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Jane Goodall found occasional instances of cannibalism, murder, and "warfare" among chimpanzees

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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