Radcliffe-Brown advocated social anthropology as a synchronic rather than a diachronic science-that is, a study
A. of societies as made up of individuals, not as a sum greater than its parts.
B. of culture in motion (synchronic) rather than as a static entity (diachronic).
C. of societies across time (synchronic) rather than across space (diachronic).
D. of societies as they exist today (synchronic, one at a time) rather than across time (diachronic).
E. that compares cultural traits within the same society and not across societies.
Answer: D
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