Cross-cultural comparisons are __________

a. a means of understanding cultural differences and similarities through data analysis rather than through direct observation
b. made by conducting fieldwork in multiple cultures
c. no longer made in twentieth-century anthropology
d. are only done on cultures discovered prior to 1950


Answer: a

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