Author Question: Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of over seventy categories that included appearance ... (Read 100 times)

silviawilliams41 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of over seventy categories that included appearance (such as bodily adornment and hairstyles), activities (such as sports, dancing, games, joking, and visiting), social institutions (such as family, law, and religion), and customary practices (such as cooking, folklore, gift giving, and hospitality). These are all examples of:

a. symbols
b. beliefs
c. cultural universals
d. norms

Question 2

Susan and Mary are middle-aged women who have been neighbors for twenty-five years. They talk daily about each other's grandchildren, share grocery shopping trips, and offer each other advice. They are an example of a(n) __________.

a. primary group
b. secondary group
c. formal organization
d. aggregate