George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

a. Belief in a heavenly afterlife
b. Funeral rites
a. The family
b. Telling jokes


Answer: a

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

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Brazil is often thought of as a particularly good example of what the soft dependency theorists call

a. restricted democracy b. periphery-to-core development c. periphery-to-semiperiphery development d. dependent development

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What aspect of leisure activities remains constant across adulthood?

a. the type pursued b. the quantity of activity c. the intensity of involvement in the activity d. the length of activity

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