Question

Which student of Boas explored the unique patterns and integration of cultural traits and entire cultures?

Answer 1

Answer:

The student was Option D: Ruth Benedict.

Explanation:

Ruth Benedict was a student of Franz Boas.  Ruth Benedict's work titled  Patterns of Culture takes the view that human cultures are "personality writ large." One concept that underscores Benedict's work is the idea of cultural relativism which held that each culture has its own world view that could be studied as a more or less consistent pattern. Ruth Benedict's work is an example of what is known as the Culture and Personality School perspective in Anthropology. Benedict was also an instrumental researcher during WWII when she took up studies to gain insight into Japanese culture. She eventually published The Chrysanthemum and the Sword which put forward the idea that the Japanese have a culture patterned around "shame," while North American society is patterned around "guilt." This idea has been critiqued as being too generalizing and because there may be implicit superiority assumed in making such judgments.