Which of the following is true about rites of passage?
A. Participants in rites of passage are only tricked into believing that there was a big change in their lives.
B. Rites of passage only worsen the anxieties caused by other aspects of religion.
C. Beliefs and rituals can, ironically, both diminish and create anxiety and a sense of insecurity and danger.
D. Despite their prevalence during the time that Victor Turner did his research, rites of passage have disappeared with the advent of modern life.
E. Rites of passage would be effective in diminishing anxiety and fear if they did not involve the liminal phase.
Answer: C
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A) secondary group B) diaspora population C) mestizaje D) stratified group
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Adult primate males tend to be dominant to females. b. Dominant individuals appear to have priority access to desired food items. c. High-ranking females probably have higher reproductive success than subordinate females. d. Dominance hierarchies create aggression and therefore do not impose a degree of order in primate societies. e. In groups containing a number of females associated with one or several adult males, the males are generally dominant to females.
Hunter-gatherers living in areas with rich food supplies may have a political organization similar to that of
A) ranked or stratified agricultural communities. B) nomadic pastoralists. C) modern post industrial society. D) tribal segmentary lineage organization. E) none of the above.
Kinship systems are organized around __________ and rules of marriage
a. rules of inheritance b. biological relationships c. rules of descent d. households