Biocultural Evolutionary Theory Has Led to Questions About the Merits

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Multiple Choice

Biocultural evolutionary theory has led to questions about the merits of reductionist thinking, and how it tends to oversimplify. One of the more productive results of this critique has been the application in anthropology of

• A) a scientific approach to evolution
• B) widespread use of statistical and medical data to support theory
• C) the inclusion of non-Western ethnographic material
• D) a holistic approach to evolution

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