Bedouin women living on the margins of society in Egypt are often illiterate but maintain rich traditions of oral poetry and song. Anthropologists point out that political and socioeconomic conditions - not a lack of interest in modern life - have shaped Bedouin women's current realities. This explanation is based on a perspective of which of the following?

historical particularism
the interpretivist approach
unilineal cultural evolution
structural functionalism


historical particularism

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One way to make relevant bridging arguments is to observe the workings of a culture in its systemic context

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Hindu mythic stories portray both heterosexual and homosexual relationships as ____________

a. natural and joyful b. unnatural and deadly c. harmful to women d. nonexistent; Hindu deities are asexual

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Culture is:

A. learned B. patterned C. passed down D. all of these

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What do anthropologists mean by the term "patterns of behavior"?

What will be an ideal response?

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