anthropology example #66767

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all of the following social needs and conditions have been used by anthropologistsn (and other social scientists) to account for the universality of religion EXCEPT:
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To harness the power of the supernatural to kill enemies.
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In anthropology, religion and spirituality are classified as part of a culture's
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Superstructure
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__________ is/are repetitive sets of behaviors that allow us to interact with the supernatural, are generally collective and are thought to strengthen faith
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Rituals
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Which one of the following characteristics distinguishes spirituality from religion?
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Individual practice
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In a society where women hold little public authority, you would commonly find a religion in which:
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The supreme god is masculine
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The belief that nature is filled with a variety of spirits linked to certain natural features such as lakes, trees, etc. is:
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Animism
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These sacred narratives explain the fundamentals of human existence
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Myths
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A part-time religious specialist is called a:
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Shaman
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Which kind of religious specialist would you expect to find in a foraging society?
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Shaman
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The Ancient Greeks had a type of religion known as:
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Polytheism
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The concept of mana, Manitou, and wakonda are all associated with?
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animatism
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What is the anthropological definition of "myths"?
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Explanatory narratives
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Rites of passage include all of the following stages except?
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death and rebirth
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In anthropology, marriage rituals are almost always classified as ?
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rites of passage
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The transition that is effected in a rite of passage is comparable to?
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Marriage and Union
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The period of isolation that forms part of a rite of passage is which stage?
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Transformation
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which of the following best describes revitalization movements?
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a movement for radical cultural reform in response to widespread social disruption.
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Which of the following is NOT a common belief or element associated with cargo cults?
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Worship in a temple compound
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In the United States which of the following revitalization movements occurred?
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Ghost Dance
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A collection of gods and goddesses is known as
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Pantheon
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which of the following is NOT considered to be a strong patriarcal religion?
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wicca
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Religions tend to perpetuate the social structure of the society of which they are a part.
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True
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A common belief among 19th century scientists was that religion would be replaced by science.
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True
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Religion and spirituality are best examined as part of a society's worldview.
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True
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Wicca is a modern, nature-oriented religion that draws upon ancient western European and pre-Christian beliefs
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True
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Osiris is the god of the underworld and regeneration
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True
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The "Underworld Nile" is the only route to resurrection
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False
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Apophis is the God of resurrection that leads Seti to new life
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False
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In Seti's time, death required the trip through the Underwood Nile to reach "the new day", but much earlier traditions only required the decreased to step through the "magic door".
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True
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In Egyptian tradition, the decreased had better hope that his heart was lighter than a feather
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True
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Ethnology is the branch of cultural anthropology that is concerned with
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Comparative diverse cultures
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The name for the kind of written description of a society's way of life that anthropologists write is
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ethnography
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This 20th century anthropologist rejected the notion of evolutionists like Tylor and Morgan, and said that there is too much cultural variation around the world to formulate universal laws of cultural evolution. Instead we need to focus on collecting data on individual cultures before they disappear
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Claude Levi-strauss
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Anthropolgy is the original academic discipline that introduced the idea of
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Holism
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The field of anthropology that studies the biological evolution of Homo sapiens is
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Physical anthropology
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Anthropology can be distinguished from the social sciences by the fact that it
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tries to understand all aspects of human thought and behavior
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One important contribution that cultural anthropology can make is
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to promote a better awareness of and respect for cultural differences
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All of the following were associated with the Neolithic Revolution except:
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Increased movement away from cities
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Anthropology is not scientific in the sense that
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its conclusions are provisional and merely probable
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Anthropology fieldwork involves
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living within a society for a prolonged period of time and taking part in the daily activities of the society.
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Influenced by Darwin's theory of evolution, the 19th century anthropologists Edward Tylor and Lewis Morgan proposed that
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culture's evolve from simple to complex in a uniform and progressive way through a series of predictable stages referred to a Savagery, Barbarism, Civilization.
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The process of learning your cultural system is called
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enculturation
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Scientific objectivity arises from
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all of the above