Why does Marvin Harris suggest that the Hindu belief in the sacred cow is adaptive?
A) It is economically wiser to use the labor and products of the cows than to eat them.
B) The cows carry a dangerous parasite that makes their meat unsafe for consumption.
C) Seeing the sacred cows every day serves as a reminder to follow the teachings of their faith.
D) Not everyone can afford to eat meat, so it reduces inequality if the cows are forbidden to everyone.
Question 2
Beliefs about what is, or is not, a supernatural occurrence __________.
A) vary within a society over time
B) are shared by all individuals within a society
C) are fixed in a society and rarely, if ever, change
D) are relatively consistent across cultures
Adaptive radiation in stickleback fish.
Hindu Goddess Durga, a form of Parvati, has an Asiatic lion as Her vahanam or divine mount
Health Belief Model
Darwin’s finches: Adaptive radiation of bill types.
These monolithic figures from Easter Island suggest the contemplative nature of philosophy, which ca
The primary and secondary adaptive responses.