Why Did the Anthropological Study of Family Relations Change Significantly

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why did the anthropological study of family relations change significantly in the 1970s and 1980s?

• A)because of an awareness of anthropologists' own underlying Eurocentric assumptions
• B)because the family is no longer considered a universal social institution
• C)because anthropologists must now incorporate an understanding of the high divorce rate
• D)because colonialism no longer has as much effect on family relations as in the past

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