Anthropological Theories in the 21ˢᵗ Century Are

question 80

Multiple Choice

Anthropological theories in the 21ˢᵗ century are:

• A) developed independently of the theories of the earliest anthropologists.
• B) merely hypotheses that anthropologists use in the field to help guide them.
• C) often built upon what was learned from earlier theories.
• D) entirely new concepts due to rapid modernization of the United States.
• E) no longer based on the simple ideas of the 18ᵗʰ century theories.

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Definitions:

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