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How likely is it that a given society will simultaneously have two norms which are totally contradictory to each other? - Answer-highly likely A sociologist focuses on - Answer-actual speech in its social context according to the way it is defined by most of the world's religions, the superna...

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How likely is it that a given society will simultaneously have two norms which are totally
contradictory to each other? - Answer-highly likely

A sociologist focuses on - Answer-actual speech in its social context

according to the way it is defined by most of the world's religions, the supernatural is -
Answer-unverifiable

Exogamy is adaptive because it - Answer-increases the number of individuals on whom
one can rely in time of need

A doctrine by which one group asserts its "biological" superiority over another is called -
Answer-racism

The rules of a kinship descent systems - Answer-all of the above

We are members of a small, very traditional horticulturalist village, living deep in the
upper amazonian rainforest. Last evening, I became severely ill, vomiting and then
becoming extremely weak and cold. Today, I feel a little better, so you ask me what
happened. Which of the following would be my most likely explanation for my illness? -
Answer-some evil sorcerer-perhaps from a neighboring village-must have shot a magic
dart into me, and we must now hurt him or her down

Cultural relativism is the doctrine that - Answer-particular cultures are comprehensible
only in their own terms

cross-cultural comparisons show that the incest taboo is universal, but - Answer-not all
cultures define incest the same way

magic, science and religion are similar in that each - Answer-attempt to provide an
explanation for events that seem inexplicable and are a means of social control

a(n) ___ is a class group in which membership is determined at birth and marriage is
restricted to members of one's own group - Answer-caste

The form of economic transition that occurs at marriage is typically a transfer of wealth,
usually from parents to their daughters - Answer-dowry

Political leaders in foraging bands typically - Answer-are basically just mediators, having
no direct means of forcing people to follow their decisions

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