A rabbit's foot in Western culture; the overwhelming sense of beauty associated with which a particular place such as Yosemite or the top of Pike's Peak, or Luke Skywalker telling Han Solo, "May the Force be with you"—all of these may be used as examples of _______________.


Answer: Animatism

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1. Drama is primarily literature. 2. Some playwrights are themselves actors or other people of the theatre; some playwrights, however, come from fields outside the theatre. 3. Playwrights usually go through structured programs of formal training.

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Pollen from graves at Shanidar, Iraq has been interpreted by some anthropologists as the purposeful placement of flowers in the graves

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Postmarital residence patterns:

a. are related to property rights and inheritance patterns. b. are always a matter of choice on the part of the newly married couple. c. are most commonly neolocal. d. are the same for all couples in a society, regardless of the types of marriage permitted.

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How do tribes differ from bands?

a. Tribes have formally organized institutions that unite scattered communities. b. People in tribes are generally unrelated to each other. c. Tribes tend to have a great deal of inequality among members. d. In tribes, political power rests mostly in the hands of "big men."

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