The Task of the Cultural Anthropologist Is To

question 83

Multiple Choice

The task of the cultural anthropologist is to:

• A) describe the various parts of the culture he or she studies.
• B) study aspects of a culture in isolation from the rest of the cultural system.
• C) show how parts of a culture are independent from one another.
• D) determine if one culture is more moral than another.
• E) work to help develop the most adaptive type of culture to improve human potential.

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