Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Symbols are practices that unite a social group based on a common experience and focus.
2. An object can be intrinsically sacred or profane.
3. In “Preliminary Questions” in The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Durkheim shows that religion and magic are the same because both form lasting bonds between practitioner and follower.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE

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Asian Indians did not experience dominant group aggression as other Asian groups had

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Klenowski, Copes, Mullins, and Vieraitis's contend that when men used the claim of normality to explain their white-collar offenses they often invoked images of ____________

a. The need to make money for their family b. A dog eat dog world c. No one in the real world cares d. Their unfair selection in order for the government to make a point

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Which of the following guidelines for reporting on the analysis of qualitative data is FALSE?

a. provide enough detail so that your reader has a sense of having made the observations with you b. provide only those data that support your interpretations c. provide enough information so that the reader might reach a conclusion that differs from yours d. provide enough detail so that the reader could replicate your study e. include all of the notes you made during analysis for the reader.

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Which of the following is the BEST explanation of a paradigm?

A. an opinion B. a hypothesis C. an ideological framework D. a theoretical perspective

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