What does it mean to take a “holistic perspective”?

a. To seek comparisons between cultures in order to understand what is universal in human thought and behavior
b. To examine culture as a whole and how various parts are related, without examining behavior as if it were a
biological instinct
c. To seek interconnections and relatedness between various parts of human culture and biology
d. To approach culture as a uniquely human practice that is the same everywhere and is thus studied as if it were
a whole
e. To view culture as changing and whole, but not subject to analysis and experiment


ANSWER: c

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