What are the primary differences between a priest and a shaman?
What will be an ideal response?
A priest is full-time, commonly tells people what to do, is socially initiated, part of a religious organization, and receives power from society; a shaman is part-time, commonly tells supernaturals what to do, is not part of a religious organization, and receives power directly from supernatural sources through altered states of consciousness.
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Linnaeus saw a species as:
A. variable and changing B. unchanging and distinct C. based on a divine blueprint D. unchanging and distinct and based on a divine blueprint
Which of the following is the best definition of reproductive success?
A. the number of offspring an organism has B. the number of individuals with which an organism mates C. the number of mating opportunities an organism has D. the number of surviving offspring an organism has
The most powerful transmitter of culture is probably __________
A) language B) the elders of a society C) the school system D) parents
Francis Galton, Darwin's cousin, originated the eugenics approach to "race improvement."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false