Which of the Following Is Not True of Evolutionism

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true of evolutionism?

• A) It is an ethnocentric theory because evolutionists put their own societies at the top of the ladder.
• B) It argues that all cultures pass through the same developmental stages in the same order.
• C) This theory proposes that evolution is unidirectional (or unilineal) and leads to progressively better levels of culture.
• D) The theory argues that changes in society are caused by changes in culture.
• E) Evolutionism takes an inductive approach to analyzing other societies.

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