One of Franz Boas's Principal Criticisms of Nineteenth-Century Anthropologists Was

question 29

Multiple Choice

One of Franz Boas's principal criticisms of nineteenth-century anthropologists was that __________.

• A) they failed to make use of archaeological evidence for pre-literate societies
• B) their theories were based on "armchair anthropology" and not their own fieldwork
• C) there was too much cultural relativism in their interpretations
• D) they failed to assign adequate importance to biological effects on culture

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