The theory holding that the main influence on human ways of life is how people produce and distribute resources from their environment is called:

a. Functionalism.
b. Cultural materialism.
c. Unilineal evolutionism.
d. Critical anthropology.


B

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

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