Which of the following is a primary weakness of French Structuralism?

a. It does not focus on interesting cultural questions.
b. There is too much fieldwork associated with this theory and very little application.
c. The theory takes account solely of European cultures and is ethnocentric.
d. Structuralism is too psychological in its approach.
e. It is a theory that cannot be tested empirically.


ANS: E

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