When Chagnon Was Shocked by the Behaviour of the Yanomamo

question 70

Multiple Choice

When Chagnon was shocked by the behaviour of the Yanomamo, what does this illustrate?

• A) The Yanomamo are deviant.
• B) Chagnon is a prude.
• C) The Yanomamo should have been more polite.
• D) We need absolute standards in defining social deviance.
• E) Social deviance is relative.

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