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jessicacav

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Radcliffe-Brown advocated social anthropology as a synchronic rather than a diachronic sciencethat is, a study
 
  A. of culture in motion (synchronic) rather than as a static entity (diachronic).
  B. that compares cultural traits within the same society and not across societies.
  C. of societies across time (synchronic) rather than across space (diachronic).
  D. of societies as they exist today (synchronic, one at a time) rather than across time (diachronic).
  E. of societies as made up of individuals, not as a sum greater than its parts.

Question 2

As investigators who illustrated the functionalist approach in anthropology, both Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown performed ethnographic research focused on
 
  A. myth and ritual and the ways these aspects of culture created social cohesion.
  B. the evolutionary history of present-day cultural patterns.
  C. the role of cultural traits and practices in contemporary society.
  D. the symbolic value that cultural traits and practices held with members of contemporary society.
  E. the role of cultural traits and practices aimed at conflict resolution.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

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Answer: C





 

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