Question

Which of the following is an implication of the culture concept in the plural (“cultures”) as opposed to the unilinear evolutionary view (“Culture”)?

A plural view of culture cannot account for the influences of one society on another.

A plural view of culture supports the notion that culturally distinct societies are also biologically distinct, suggesting scientific racism.

A plural view of culture inhibits comparison between cultures by encouraging anthropologists to look at each cultural group as distinct.

A plural view of culture requires that culturally distinct societies be understood in terms of their own history, ecology, and development.

Answer 1

A plural view of culture requires that culturally distinct societies be understood in terms of their own history, ecology, and development.

Basically, a pluralist culture viewpoint argues for a kind of relativism where the specific historical and socio-economic premiss is taken to be true for only the society that is being considered. In this view, the crosscultural influences are still explained and cultures can still be compared, and since it argues for a kind of relativism as opposed to biological competition, it doesn't advocate scientific racism or any kind of racism.