Author Question: Marvin Harris has shown that the Hindu taboo against eating beef ensures: a. a large supply of ... (Read 79 times)

jhjkgdfhk · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Marvin Harris has shown that the Hindu taboo against eating beef ensures:

a. a large supply of cow dung that is a source of fertilizer and fuel.
b. that people eat healthier foods.
c. a large supply of beef for the future, when it will be needed to feed a growing population.
d. that cows do not have to be fed.
e. the continuance of their religion.

Question 2

Sociologists look to identify the scarce resources that pulled Greenlanders into the global division of labor. From the 16th through the late 19th centuries that resource was

a. oil, extracted from the ground.
b. oil, extracted from whales.
c. rubber.
d. ivory.