The work of which of the following anthropologists illustrated a renewed interest in cultural change and even evolution (although of a very different sort than Tylor and Morgan had in mind)?

A. Ruth Benedict
B. Max Gluckman
C. Victor Turner
D. Julian Steward
E. Margaret Mead


Answer: D

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