Anthropologists Alfred Kroeber and Jane Richardson Made a Detailed Study

question 26

Multiple Choice

Anthropologists Alfred Kroeber and Jane Richardson made a detailed study of skirt length over the 300 years prior to World War II. Which of the following characterizes their conclusions?

• A) many aspects of women's dress styles changed during every period
• B) women consistently sought to be fashionable
• C) skirt length changed in regular cycles
• D) all of the above

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