According to Emile Durkheim's theory of religion
a. the function of religion was to repress psychologically disruptive desires.
b. religion served to enhance the power of society's elites.
c. all religious practices derived from a sense of human dependence upon and awe of nature.
d. when people periodically congregate for the performance of religious rituals they are promoting socialsolidarity.
d
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What two distinct sets of questions are sought by biological anthropologists?
A) the emergence and evolution of human beings; how and why contemporary humans vary biologically B) reconstructing cultural changes in the past through artifacts; the history and diversity of languages C) applying knowledge of culture to correct social problems; understanding how and why people today vary in their customs and behaviors D) using cultural knowledge to dominate and exploit other societies; studying the earliest examples of tool use by our human ancestors
Some researchers have proposed that early humans with a biological penchant for music may have been able to live more effectively in social groups, thus conferring an adaptive advantage to this penchant.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
________ have used ________ to investigate intelligence in humans and their ancestors
a. Linguists; culture b. Paleoanthropologists; DNA c. Archaeologists; stone tools d. Ethnographers; language
Gibbons and siamangs are adapted for
a. quadrupedalism b. bipedalism c. brachiation d. vertical clinging and leaping e. knuckle-walking