Question

Franz Boas believed that cultures develop in different ways because of the unique and complex sets of issues and situations that members of the cultural group face over time. This way of understanding cultural differences came to be known as:________
a) unilineal cultural evolution.
b) structural functionalism
c) the interpretivist approach.
d) historical particularism.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - option D. historical particularism.

Explanation:

Historical particularism is the very commonly accepted case of the school of thought related to the comparative study of the cultures. It has declined other evolutionary model of that time.

According to this model, there is some universal law for the development or cultural evolution. It mean if the societies or cultures are able to develop to the various paths to same level of cultural development.

Thus, the correct answer is - option D. historical particularism.