Which of the following is not correct?
a. Karl Marx suggested that religion was a tool used for the oppression of lower classes.
b. Emile Durkheim argued that religion enables people to see themselves as part of a larger group.
c. Max Weber claimed that religion supported the rise of certain economic systems.
d. Sir Edward Tylor argued that the primary form of religion was animatism.
e. Robert Marett believed that the earliest forms of religion were emotive and intuitive.
ANS: D
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What evidence supports the proposition that warfare was a component of Moundville culture?
A. Many communities had fortified walls. B. Skeletal studies revealed indications of scalping and the taking of trophy heads. C. Written documents described fighting among warring factions. D. All of the answers are correct. E. A and B
Adding together men's and women's subsistence activities and their domestic work, men tend to work more hours than women do.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In "Ethnography in the Public Interest," Stryker notes that public interest ethnography involves fieldwork among policy makers
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Polyandry is adapted to a number of different economic and demographic circumstances. Among the Toda of South India, it is an adaptation to the:
a. Shortage of land.
b. Need for men to be away as soldiers for long periods of time.
c. Shortage of females, created by female infanticide.
d. Low birth rate of females as compared with males.
e. High degree of occupational specialization.