The primary criticism of configurationalism as applied by Benedict is that it

a. ignores the ways in which cultures are similar.
b. has a tendency to glorify the negative aspects of culture.
c. overemphasizes the effect of culture on personality.
d. is overly unilineal in its orientation.


ANSWER:
c

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