What term do anthropologists use instead of “primitive” culture? Why do they not prefer to use this term as part of their descriptions and analyses?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: They use small-scale culture, instead of “primitive,” because the term implies an inferior state or a lower stage on an evolutionary continuum.
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A) upward; decrease
B) downward; decrease
C) downward; increase
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