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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do external boundaries involve, according to Douglas?

2. Which of the following do cultures not involve, according to the reading?

3. What do moral offenses truly depend on, according to Douglas?

4. If a woman is endangered in child labor, who is condemned in Nuer culture?

5. Which of these is not a pollution that Douglas distinguishes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the Nuers and Bedouins on political structure.

2. Why does Douglas say that social consequences cannot be reversed?

3. Describe the four types of pollutions that Douglas introduces.

4. Why does Douglas state that pollutions are dangerous?

5. Are the arguments that Douglas poses in regards to primitive cultures being thought of as primitive and neurotic valid? Why or why not?

6. Describe the beliefs of the Maoris.

7. Describe Bemba culture and beliefs.

8. Describe Walbiri culture and beliefs.

9. How does Douglas state that danger can be controlled?

10. How is infidelity handled in a Nuer society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you need to study to understand purity, according to Douglas? What is purity? What is contagion? What is pollution? How are these concepts related?

Essay Topic 2

What happens when order is absent from the cultures that Douglas describes? What factors create disorder? Do you think Douglas is accurate here?

Essay Topic 3

Assess rituals in primitive culture. How would Douglas answer these questions and why: Are rituals rooted in magic? Why do you think this is so? Are anti-ritual views accurate?

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