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