Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. After working with a team of researchers in an attempt to measure the extent of homelessness in Chicago in the mid-1980s, sociologist Peter Rossi was praised by members of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless for his commitment to rigorous research methods and objective interpretation of data.
2. A primitive tribe that cultivates the soil by hand has much more culture than a modern, computerized society.
3. Kissing is an example of a cultural universal.
4. Funerals are found in every culture and thus are a cultural universal.
5. Viewing people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture is known as cultural relativism.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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Fill in the blanks with correct word

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