Week 2.3_ Social and community psychology

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Which anthropologist wrote the book 'Argonauts of the Western Pacific' that discussed the Kula Ring?

George Brown

Bronisław Malinowski (correct)

Brocken Inaglory

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What was the purpose of the shells exchanged in the Kula Ring?

They did not serve a purpose (correct)

They were used as currency

They were used for bartering

They were used for religious ceremonies

What was the effect of participating in the Kula Ring on group dynamics?

It caused conflicts within the groups

It led to increased competition

It had no impact on group dynamics

It reduced hostility between groups (correct)

According to Murphy (1964), who is more likely to wear a veil among the Tuareg people?

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What does Murphy mean by 'facelessness and the idiom of privacy' when discussing the wearing of veils?

Ambiguity in relationships Signup and view all the answers

Why should people be ambivalent and ambiguous about who they deal with?

To maintain secrecy Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of strategic usurpation in social behavior?

To break patterns and challenge stereotypes Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Kula Ring was a practice of exchanging shells between groups.

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True or false: The shells exchanged in the Kula Ring had no inherent value.

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True or false: Participating in the Kula Ring reduced hostility among groups.

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True or false: The Tuareg people primarily wear veils for the purpose of anonymity.

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True or false: Strategic Usurpation is a monolithic concept that is always used in the same way.

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True or false: According to Murphy (1964), women in Tuareg society are the ones who wear veils.

False Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Kula Ring is a social exchange system that involves the exchange of shells.

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Week 2.3_ Social and community psychology

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Which anthropologist wrote the book 'Argonauts of the Western Pacific' that discussed the Kula Ring?

What was the purpose of the shells exchanged in the Kula Ring?

What was the effect of participating in the Kula Ring on group dynamics?

According to Murphy (1964), who is more likely to wear a veil among the Tuareg people?

What does Murphy mean by 'facelessness and the idiom of privacy' when discussing the wearing of veils?

Why should people be ambivalent and ambiguous about who they deal with?

What is the purpose of strategic usurpation in social behavior?

True or false: The Kula Ring was a practice of exchanging shells between groups.

True or false: The shells exchanged in the Kula Ring had no inherent value.

True or false: Participating in the Kula Ring reduced hostility among groups.

True or false: The Tuareg people primarily wear veils for the purpose of anonymity.

True or false: Strategic Usurpation is a monolithic concept that is always used in the same way.

True or false: According to Murphy (1964), women in Tuareg society are the ones who wear veils.

True or false: The Kula Ring is a social exchange system that involves the exchange of shells.

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