One of Franz Boas's principal criticisms of nineteenth-century anthropologists was that __________
A. they failed to make use of archaeological evidence for pre-literate societies
B. their theories were based on "armchair anthropology" and not their own fieldwork
C. there was too much cultural relativism in their interpretations
D. they failed to assign adequate importance to biological effects on culture
Answer: B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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