Describe and contrast two ways anthropologists have approached the definition of culture
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Sir Edward Tylor defines it as a "complex whole" of "acquired habits."
2. Karl Marx and cultural materialists consider it a product of material circumstances.
3. Clifford Geertz and interpretivists argue culture consists of elements such as beliefs, symbols, and moods.
4. The text uses the definition of "learned and shared behavior and beliefs."
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The extended family is based on marital ties, and the nuclear family is based on blood ties
a. True b. False
a reverse waiver means ____?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).