In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner points out that the fundamental belief that underlies Nacireman body ritual is
a. that the human body is ugly and subject to disability and disease.
b. the concern about the beauty of the body.
c. that the health of the body depends on the health of the mind.
d. that disease of the body is caused by a person's failure to take care of it properly.
Correct Answer: a
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A. They have hyperrobust chewing muscles and broad, flat molars. B. They indicate increasing hunting proficiency. C. They show an increasing reliance on cultural adaptation. D. They had a thicker skull bone and a very robust skeleton. E. They are often found associated with Acheulean stone tools.
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a. they are afraid that a ghost will misdirect a bullet and kill a quarreling person during hunting. b. they believe that a hunter misses his prey only because of the intervention of ancestral ghosts who are angry with quarreling in the community. c. they know they will be put in jail by the New Guinea government. d. a hunter will refuse to loan his gun to a quarreling person. e. the ancestors will go away from their villages if they quarrel.