What does anthropology reveal about assumptions such as "people are pretty much the same all over the world"?
A) that these assumptions only hold true for societies living in industrialized countries
B) that these assumptions are falsely based on genetic research
C) that years of comparative, cross-cultural research prove that these assumptions are wrong
D) that years of comparative, cross-cultural research prove that these assumptions are true
E) that these assumptions are true only for biology, but not for culture
Answer: C) that years of comparative, cross-cultural research prove that these assumptions are wrong
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