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1- Explain the role of theory in cultural anthropology.

2- Distinguish theories from truths and explain why theories need critical review and modification

3- Explain with examples from theories in cultural anthropology, how a theory reflects the biases of its time and place

4- Discuss the central questions of cultural anthropology which have stimulated the development of theories.

5- Discuss Tylor and Morgan\'s theories of cultural evolution. Be sure to reflect their contributions to knowledge as well as their nineteenth century biases.

6- Discuss the American Historical approach of Franz Boas, and why it was introduced

7- Explain Functionalism with reference to Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown. Be sure to show its strengths and weaknesses

8- Explain the Structuralist theory of Levi-Strauss

9- Explain the rapid rise of cultural materialism as a dominant theory with Leslie White, Marvin Harris and others as major theorists

10- Explain how anthropology and psychology combine in the study of culture and personality; key figures are Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead.


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