Franz Boas Felt the Complexity of Cultural Variation Made It

question 3

Multiple Choice

Franz Boas felt the complexity of cultural variation made it difficult to develop universal laws because

• A) cultures would last forever and therefore require time to study.
• B) single cultural traits had to be studied in the context of the society in which they appeared.
• C) at the time, there was too much human data available for study.
• D) you just could not develop universal laws about humans.

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