Although the text uses the term “Other” to refer to the non-Western peoples anthropology used to focus on, the term is problematic because
a. it is not easily understood by non-anthropologists.
b. it is not a very convenient shorthand to use.
c. using the term is ethnocentric.
d. the concept of "Other" is based on cultural relativism.
ANSWER:
c
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