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Members of a hunting-and-gathering band believe that a certain sacred spear has the power to draw the prey hunted by the band to its vicinity. Sociologically, one could say that the particular spear possesses:
 
  a. mana.
  b. animism.
  c. abstract ideals.
  d. profane power.
  e. soul.

Question 2

Thomas Kuhn defines a paradigm as
 
  a. equivalent to a hypothesis.
  b. a trial and highly tentative idea.
  c. the dominant and widely accepted theories and concepts in a particular field of study.
  d. the most controversial theories and concepts within a discipline.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

c



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