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World-view is _________________________ .
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genetically inherited from parents
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rarely verbalized, but it can be inferred by our actions
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the complex of motivations, perceptions, and beliefs that we internalize and that strongly affect how we interact with other people and things in nature
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d)
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b and c
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Which of the following statements is true of world-views?
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In large-scale industrial societies, like the United States, most people share the same world-view.
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In small-scale societies, such as those of foragers and pastoralists, most people do not share the same world-view.
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c)
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neither of the above
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| 3. |
Robert Redfield believed that
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world-views in all societies make some of the same kinds of basic distinctions in categorizing and relating to things in the world and the cosmos
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all world-views are essentially indigenous (or mythological)
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in metropolitan (or civilized) world-views, inanimate things in nature like rocks are thought to potentially have human-like personalities
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a and c
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What is an otiose deity?
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a god who established the order of the universe in the distant past and who is now remote from earthly activities and concerns
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a kind of world-view
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a kind of god that is likely to be accepted by people who have a metropolitan world view
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a and c
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Core values
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are not part of world-views
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are the fundamental values that provide the basis for social behavior in
society
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a and b
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none of the above
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World-views include a conception of the nature of time. Which of the following statements reflect the common concept of time in urban North America and Europe today?
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Time is fixed in nature--it is something from which we cannot escape.
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Time has segments or compartments which are discrete and constant in duration.
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An activity is more important than the time period in which it takes place--we usually complete the activity regardless of whether the allotted time is over.
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a and b
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all of the above
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The perception of time in world-views involves a focus on the past,
present, or future. In North America today, most young adults are focused
primarily on the
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past
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present
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near future (a few years)
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distant future (a generation or more)
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In indigenous world-views, there is a belief that _____________________ .
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humans are not separate from nature and the supernatural world, and beings from these three realms can interact as people do with each other
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animals, trees, rocks and other things in nature are "its" rather than "thous" and do not have human personalities
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the gods live apart from people--they do not interact with us in a direct human way
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