Totemism,one Form of Cosmology,is

question 33

Multiple Choice

Totemism,one form of cosmology,is

• A) a system, in this case a religious one, for imagining and understanding the universe.
• B) Claude Lévi-Strauss's term to describe the binary oppositions prevalent in religious myths all over the world.
• C) a synonym for folklore.
• D) the etic explanation of people's view on human agency.
• E) the emic concept of spirituality.

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Definitions:

James Watson

An American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA with Francis Crick.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid, or DNA, is the molecule that contains genetic information crucial for the growth, development, function, and reproduction of all recognized living entities and many viruses.

Adaptation

A process by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment, often through changes in traits or behaviors, over generations.

Mendelian Principle

The foundational principles of inheritance proposed by Gregor Mendel, including the laws of segregation and independent assortment, which explain genetic variation.