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9 Cards in this Set
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T/F Karma refers to the notion that the past has little to do with what happens in the present.
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False
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T/F The notion of karma can free an individual of personal responsibility for their place in life.
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False
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T/F Unlike magic, sorcery can cause illness and suffering.
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True
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T/F The belief in witchcraft is a cultural universal.
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True
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T/F Witchcraft refers to the characteristics of people who cause trouble by virtue of the evil power they possess.
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True
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T/F Witches tend to be members of a community, attacking family members and neighbors with whom they were thought to be allied.
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True
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8. People accused of being witches are likely to be:
a. women b. people who marry into a community c. one’s co-wife d. poor and marginal e. those with greater access to technology and resources |
A,B, C, D, E
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9. How has witchcraft accusations been used to explain periods of ideological dislocation and epidemics?
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AIDS epidemic
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10. T/F There is a direct relationship between the intensity of social stress and the importance placed on witchcraft.
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True
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