What is a rite of passage?

What will be an ideal response?


It is a transformational ritual with three stages (separation, transformation, and
reincorporation) that celebrates the transition of a person from one stage to another in
his or her social life.

Anthropology & Archaeology

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Describe an association in which you participate. How does it fit the characteristics of an association as defined by anthropologists?

What will be an ideal response?

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The masseter, temporalis, medial and lateral pterygoid muscles are as a group called the muscles of mastication

a. true b. false

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The typology of band, tribe, chiefdom, and state is still used because __________

a. all societies fall into one of these three types b. these categories are scientifically demonstrable c. they are useful tools for discussion of societal differences d. they are absolute cases

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following is NOT an example of a feature?

a. a building b. a hearth c. a midden d. a stone axe

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