Cultural ideal-types are useful because
a. they tell us which behaviors are best.
b. they establish standards against which to compare the norms of other cultures.
c. they help us predict which cultures will get along.
d. they keep us from being ethnocentric.
B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)