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Cultural anthropological theory tends to fall into two camps. One focuses on everyday social behavior as a system that has developed in response to human needs in a given environment. The other rejects this approach, focusing on the systems of meanings by which thoughts, rituals, and mythology in a society are structured. Cultural anthropologists, however, should employ both approaches, and also attend to a third, often neglected dimension: the view of a community as a set of individuals whose actions constitute the actual stuff of everyday life.
Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the information above?
(A) Patterns of social behavior have meaning only when considered from the point of view of the community.
(B) Cultural anthropologists too often rely on a conception of human needs that excludes the notion of community.
(C) Cultural anthropological theorists who focus on issues of meaning overlook the humanity of their individual subjects.
(D) Systems of behavior can be understood only by experiencing the environments to which they respond.
(E) Disagreement among cultural anthropological theorists does not necessarily imply that their approaches are incompatible.
Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the information above?
(A) Patterns of social behavior have meaning only when considered from the point of view of the community.
(B) Cultural anthropologists too often rely on a conception of human needs that excludes the notion of community.
(C) Cultural anthropological theorists who focus on issues of meaning overlook the humanity of their individual subjects.
(D) Systems of behavior can be understood only by experiencing the environments to which they respond.
(E) Disagreement among cultural anthropological theorists does not necessarily imply that their approaches are incompatible.
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Premise
There are two main camps in cultural anthropology:
One studies social behavior as a system shaped by human needs and environment.
The other focuses on meanings in rituals, myths, and thought structures.
The passage says anthropologists should use both approaches and also add a third: focus on individuals and their real actions in daily life.
Conclusion
Different theoretical camps exist, but anthropologists should combine them along with an individual-focused view.
Prethinking
We are looking for a statement that:
A Talks about meaning of social behavior → not supported
B Claims anthropologists exclude community → not stated
C Says meaning-focused theorists ignore humanity of individuals → too strong, not stated
D Says understanding behavior requires experiencing environments → not mentioned
E Says disagreement does not mean approaches are incompatible → matches main idea that both approaches should be used together
Correct Answer E
Conclusion
E is correct because the passage argues that different theoretical approaches are not mutually exclusive and should be combined.
There are two main camps in cultural anthropology:
One studies social behavior as a system shaped by human needs and environment.
The other focuses on meanings in rituals, myths, and thought structures.
The passage says anthropologists should use both approaches and also add a third: focus on individuals and their real actions in daily life.
Conclusion
Different theoretical camps exist, but anthropologists should combine them along with an individual-focused view.
Prethinking
We are looking for a statement that:
- acknowledges disagreement between theories
- but says the approaches are not necessarily mutually exclusive
A Talks about meaning of social behavior → not supported
B Claims anthropologists exclude community → not stated
C Says meaning-focused theorists ignore humanity of individuals → too strong, not stated
D Says understanding behavior requires experiencing environments → not mentioned
E Says disagreement does not mean approaches are incompatible → matches main idea that both approaches should be used together
Correct Answer E
Conclusion
E is correct because the passage argues that different theoretical approaches are not mutually exclusive and should be combined.
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Cultural anthropological theory tends to fall into two camps. One focuses on everyday social behavior as a system that has developed in response to human needs in a given environment. The other rejects this approach, focusing on the systems of meanings by which thoughts, rituals, and mythology in a society are structured. Cultural anthropologists, however, should employ both approaches, and also attend to a third, often neglected dimension: the view of a community as a set of individuals whose actions constitute the actual stuff of everyday life.
Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the information above?
The passage describes two competing approaches in cultural anthropology, but then says anthropologists should use both approaches and also add a third one. So the key point is that disagreement between approaches does not mean only one can be useful.
(A) Patterns of social behavior have meaning only when considered from the point of view of the community.
Wrong. The passage does not say social behavior has meaning only from the community’s perspective.
(B) Cultural anthropologists too often rely on a conception of human needs that excludes the notion of community.
Wrong. The passage says one approach focuses on human needs and environment, but it does not say this approach excludes community.
(C) Cultural anthropological theorists who focus on issues of meaning overlook the humanity of their individual subjects.
Wrong. The passage says individual actions are often neglected, but it does not specifically accuse meaning-focused theorists of overlooking humanity.
(D) Systems of behavior can be understood only by experiencing the environments to which they respond.
Wrong. The passage does not say direct experience of the environment is necessary.
(E) Disagreement among cultural anthropological theorists does not necessarily imply that their approaches are incompatible.
Correct. The two camps disagree, but the author says cultural anthropologists should employ both approaches. So the approaches are not necessarily incompatible.
Answer: (E)
Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the information above?
The passage describes two competing approaches in cultural anthropology, but then says anthropologists should use both approaches and also add a third one. So the key point is that disagreement between approaches does not mean only one can be useful.
(A) Patterns of social behavior have meaning only when considered from the point of view of the community.
Wrong. The passage does not say social behavior has meaning only from the community’s perspective.
(B) Cultural anthropologists too often rely on a conception of human needs that excludes the notion of community.
Wrong. The passage says one approach focuses on human needs and environment, but it does not say this approach excludes community.
(C) Cultural anthropological theorists who focus on issues of meaning overlook the humanity of their individual subjects.
Wrong. The passage says individual actions are often neglected, but it does not specifically accuse meaning-focused theorists of overlooking humanity.
(D) Systems of behavior can be understood only by experiencing the environments to which they respond.
Wrong. The passage does not say direct experience of the environment is necessary.
(E) Disagreement among cultural anthropological theorists does not necessarily imply that their approaches are incompatible.
Correct. The two camps disagree, but the author says cultural anthropologists should employ both approaches. So the approaches are not necessarily incompatible.
Answer: (E)
