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Do People in All Societies Maximize Material Benefits? If Not,what

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Do people in all societies maximize material benefits? If not,what other things could be maximized to help explain their motives in everyday life? Do anthropologists believe that the profit maximization motive is a universal? What do you think? Explain your answer.


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