What Is NOT True of the 'Comparative Method

question 60

Multiple Choice

What is NOT true of the 'comparative method'?

• A) It compares cultures under study as a basis for generalizing about humankind.
• B) It was adopted by ethnologists.
• C) It compares cultures under study with cultures native to the anthropologist.
• D) It requires ethnocentrism.
• E) Anthropologists still apply it today.

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