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Ebrown

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Postmodernists emphasize:
 
  a. solitary research by one ethnographer.
  b. the rejection of generalizing and developing predictable theories.
  c. a close relation to biology that focuses on cultures as a biological necessity.
  d. the extreme etic approach.
  e. the local people only, disregarding any kind of global effects.

Question 2

Cultural materialism:
 
  a. holds that material conditions determine human thoughts and behavior.
  b. assumes the viewpoint of the native informant.
  c. studies only cultural artifacts.
  d. is a philosophical system based on qualitative data.
  e. is a theory that argues all cultures change in similar directions.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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