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washai

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In the southern United States before the Civil War, gatherings of five or more slaves were forbidden unless a white person was present, because
 
  A. resistance was most likely to be expressed openly when black slaves were provoked by the presence of white persons.
  B. resistance is most likely to be expressed openly when people are allowed to assemble.
  C. white persons were curious about the use of the story of Moses that was popular among slaves at the time.
  D. some whites were eager to join the black slaves in their plans, some successful, in establishing free communities in isolated areas.
  E. these whites were actually covert anthropologists eager to study social relations during these politically difficult times.

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In an ethnographic field study of political systems in northern Mozambique, Nicholas Kottak found that avoiding shame can be an effective control against breaking social norms. This example of how shame can be a powerful social sanction
 
  A. is unique among ethnographic cases illustrating the variety of sociopolitical systems that exist in the world today.
  B. is often a key component of the formal processes of social control.
  C. is evidence that shame is a cultural universal.
  D. is an indication that women tend to suffer from the consequences of shame more than men do.
  E. joins the work of many other anthropologists that cite the importance of informal processes of social control, including gossip and stigma.



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jojobee318

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E




washai

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


sailorcrescent

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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