What is the term for processes that are causing nations and people to be increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent?
A. Acculturation
B. Diffusion
C. Globalization
D. Enculturation
E. Independent invention
C. Globalization
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In this chapter we learn that the most complete explanation of primary state formation is
A. a prime-mover explanation based on irrigation. B. a multivariate approach such as Carneiro's theory of state formation. C. a set of nine ecological and social factors determining the evolution of social stratification. D. the development of a four-level hierarchy composed of peasant villages, sub-chiefdoms, chiefdoms, and capital cities. E. a biocultural approach such as Kent Flannery's broad-spectrum theory of state formation.
Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic
A. to increase the bountifulness of the yam harvest. B. as a means of leveling Europeans who refused to redistribute their wealth. C. as a means of increasing social solidarity. D. to kill their adversaries during intertribal warfare. E. in psychologically stressful situations, such as sailing.
Distinguish between the roles of shamans, priests, sorcerers, mediums, and witches. In what types of society would you expect to find each role?
What will be an ideal response?
According to Spradley, culture, itself, is a kind of
a. behavior. b. artifact. c. knowledge. d. ideal system.