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KimWrice

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on: Jul 10, 2018
How is culture adaptive and maladaptive?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Define the organic analogy made popular by some of the early functionalist anthropologists.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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paavo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Culture is the way humans relate to their environment. This can be efficient and
effective, or it can be destructive.

Answer to Question 2

The organic analogy is a comparison between a culture and a living organism such as
the human body that has systems that work together to maintain the overall health of
the organism


KimWrice

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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