Show how culture can be adaptive and maladaptive. Identify why it is important to understand that culture can be both adaptive and maladaptive.
What will be an ideal response?
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Three of the following describe ways the Tiv interpreted the story of Hamlet? Which one does not?
a. The Tiv felt that the ghost of Hamlet's father was really an omen sent by a witch. b. The Tiv decided that Laertes killed his sister, Ophelia, through witchcraft. c. The Tiv were pleased by the quick marriage of Hamlet's mother to her dead husband's brother. d. The Tiv approved of Hamlet's desire to kill his father's brother.
Shamans:
a. often make contact with the spirit world by entering a trance. b. must use a vision quest to attain their powers. c. perform rituals, but leave the curing of illness to medicine men. d. are full-time religious practitioners.
In general, the Lemuriformes are characterized by:
A. nocturnal habits B. prehensile tails C. opposable thumbs D. all of these
Critically discuss the costs and benefits of having a market exchange economy. What advancements can be gained from this economic system? What social institutions are lost?
What will be an ideal response?