What Does It Mean to Take a "Holistic Perspective

question 46

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to take a "holistic perspective"?

• A)To seek comparisons between cultures in order to understand what is universal in human thought and behavior
• B)To examine culture as a whole and how various parts are related,without examining behavior as if it were a biological instinct
• C)To seek interconnections and relatedness between various parts of human culture and biology
• D)To approach culture as a uniquely human practice that is the same everywhere and is thus studied as if it were a whole
• E)To view culture as changing and whole,but not subject to analysis and experiment

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