Question 1

A holistic anthropological analysis of Dani ritual warfare suggests that its function is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  placate the ghosts of the slain 
B)  avenge the theft of property 
C)  symbolize and channel existing tensions 
D)  acquire additional pigs, wives, and land 
A)  placate the ghosts of the slain 
B)  avenge the theft of property 
C)  symbolize and channel existing tensions 
D)  acquire additional pigs, wives, and land

Question 2

What is Marvin Harris's approach to the analysis of cultural phenomena? How does she apply this to the biblical dietary laws?

Accepted Answer

Marvin Harris's approach to the analysis

Question 3

The dietary laws also provide a good example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  set of religious beliefs 
B)  folk taxonomy 
C)  subsistence pattern 
D)  legal system 
A)  set of religious beliefs 
B)  folk taxonomy 
C)  subsistence pattern 
D)  legal system

Question 4

Kuru among the Fore of Papua New Guinea is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  cannibalism 
B)  a bacterial infection 
C)  a inherited genetic condition 
D)  an abnormal protein 
A)  cannibalism 
B)  a bacterial infection 
C)  a inherited genetic condition 
D)  an abnormal protein

A holistic anthropological analysis of Dani ritual warfare suggests that its function is to:

What is Marvin Harris's approach to the analysis of cultural phenomena? How does she apply this to the biblical dietary laws?

The dietary laws also provide a good example of a:

Kuru among the Fore of Papua New Guinea is caused by:

Doing Anthropology: Defining the Discipline

How Anthropology Works: Methods of Inquiry

Themes of Anthropology: Evolution

Themes of Anthropology: Culture

Our Place in Nature: Humans As Primates

Evolution: The Large-Brained Primate

Reproduction: The Sexual Primate

Human Variation: Biological Diversity and Race

Food: Getting It, Growing It, Eating It, and Passing It Around

Nature of the Group: Arranging Our Families and Organizing Our People

Communication: Sharing What We Need to Know

Maintenance of Order: Making the Worldview Real

Culture Change: Theories and Processes

Anthropology in Todays World: Problems and Contributions

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Exam 14: The Evolution of Our Behavior: Putting It All Together

A holistic anthropological analysis of Dani ritual warfare suggests that its function is to:

What is Marvin Harris's approach to the analysis of cultural phenomena? How does she apply this to the biblical dietary laws?

The dietary laws also provide a good example of a:

Kuru among the Fore of Papua New Guinea is caused by:

Doing Anthropology: Defining the Discipline

How Anthropology Works: Methods of Inquiry

Themes of Anthropology: Evolution

Themes of Anthropology: Culture

Our Place in Nature: Humans As Primates

Evolution: The Large-Brained Primate

Reproduction: The Sexual Primate

Human Variation: Biological Diversity and Race

Food: Getting It, Growing It, Eating It, and Passing It Around

Nature of the Group: Arranging Our Families and Organizing Our People

Communication: Sharing What We Need to Know

Maintenance of Order: Making the Worldview Real

Culture Change: Theories and Processes

Anthropology in Todays World: Problems and Contributions

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