Give some examples of the use of psychedelic plants or drugs in connection with religious practices.
What will be an ideal response?
Psilocybin in Mexico, the Good Friday experiment, and recent Johns Hopkins research on mystical/spiritual effects of psilocybin; Peyote and Native American Church, belladonna and witchcraft, mention of mandrake in the Bible, datura and Shiva, Amanita as Soma, used by early European Christians.
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A) overwhelmingly Roman Catholic B) have a strong family orientation C) mostly reside in urban neighborhoods D) all of the above
Which one of the following groups is most likely to join a social movement?
a. the objectively deprived c. the world's poorest peoples b. the relatively deprived d. oil executives
Jewish Americans have always supported extremist groups as a method of resisting anti- Semitism
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Research indicates that behavioral differences between men and women
a. are biologically based. b. are culturally universal. c. are more significant than their similarities. d. are purely cultural. e. may be biologically influenced, yet also shaped by culture and society.