One problem with the representation of the societies studied by anthropologist has been __________
a. that there were really fewer differences than anthropologists imagined
b. the relativistic perspectives used to discuss other cultures
c. the assumption that cultures were essentially static and unchanging
d. that they are projected to be an accumulation of many individual voices and perspectives
Answer: c
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