Describe alliance theory, and give an example from your reading

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?Alliance theory was proposed by Claude Levi-Strauss as a means by which men of one kin group exchanged unmarriageable women of their own kin group to another for marriage women. Through this process, Levi-Strauss argued, social structure emerged and society was woven together into social networks.

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Which of the following statements about the nation-state is NOT correct?

A) The nation-state always seeks to repress the imagined nature of national unity. B) States use educational institutions as a way to create a national culture. C) A common interpretation of the past is essential in creating national identities. D) Nation-states are created on the basis of a common history and language. E) The creation of national identities is often marked with struggle.

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a. Farming b. Coal and oil c. Horticultural d. Timber, mineral, and oil

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All of the following conditions tend toward the development of separatist movements except:

a. extensive territory within state borders b. lack of adequate transportation networks within the state c. lack of transnational communities within the state d. lack of unifying forces within state borders

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