In parts of Melanesia, pigs can be purchased using strings of shells, which cannot be used to buy any other goods or services. This is an example of __________
A) special-purpose money
B) general-purpose money
C) bartered commodities
D) peasant money
A
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According to the Public Opinion lecture, the American public’s considerable fear of terrorism from Muslim immigrants is unwarranted
a. True b. False
For the Trobriand Islanders, the central part of the Kula trade is:
a. The opportunity to prove their manhood by taking long sea voyages. b. Trading for types of food that are unavailable on their home island. c. Trading for bracelets and armbands. d. The opportunity to meet potential mates. e. The after-parties that accompany all trading.
By participating in a ritual, the participants signal that they accept the common social and ethical order prescribed by their religion.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In hunter-gatherer societies, men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________
a. more predictable b. smaller foodstuffs c. more highly prized d. less available for redistribution