Which of the following anthropologists would be most interested in studying the role of the mudyi tree (with its white, sticky sap) for girls' puberty rites among the Ndembu of East Africa?
A) Margaret Mead
B) Victor Turner
C) A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
D) Bronislaw Malinowski
E) Franz Boas
B
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According to James Carrier, objects with little or no special meaning are called:
a) In a gift exchange, a permanent link is established. b) In a gift exchange, the receiver does not have to pay anything. c) In a commodity exchange, money is involved. d) In a commodity exchange, a buyer and a seller know each other.
In order to confirm that Neandertals had built a bear shrine in Drachenlock Cave, archaeologists would need to find __________
A. cave paintings of bears B. small chambers in the far recesses of caves that contained "religious objects," primarily clay figures of bears C. a purposeful arrangement of bear skulls in the cave D. clear associations between Neandertal tools and the bear bones
Independence training is associated with all of the following except:
a. extended families b. self-reliance c. aggressiveness d. competition
Anthropologists call behaviors that are prohibited for religious reasons or because they are culturally regarded as immoral, improper:
a. anathema. b. restrictions. c. prohibitions. d. taboos.