In The Starry Messenger, Galileo __________
a. proved Church doctrine
b. supported the theory of evolution
c. supported the idea that the earth is at the center of the universe
d. proved Copernicus' sun-centered theory of a century earlier
Answer d
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Evolution can be described as a two-stage process that includes which of the following?
a. Recombination followed by mutation b. ?Mutation and polygenic inheritance only c. Independent assortment and recombination only d. ?Production and redistribution of variation e. ?Production of a fixity of species
What is desecration, and how does it affect its victims?
What will be an ideal response?
When a person's delusional system is so different that it in no way reflects his or her society's norms, the individual can be considered:
a. depressed b. insane c. psychotic d. neurotic
To understand royal endogamy, it is useful to distinguish between the manifest and latent functions of customs and behavior. The manifest function of a custom refers to the reasons people in a society give for it. Its latent function is
A. the socially constructed perspective of why the custom exists. B. an effect the custom has that the society's members don't mention or recognize. C. the genetically motivated reason for the custom. D. the emic effect the custom has on the society, recognized only by anthropologists. E. a subconscious effect the custom has on the society members' identification with that belief.