Margaret Mead's Research in New Guinea Marked a Turning Point

Multiple Choice

Margaret Mead's research in New Guinea marked a turning point for social scientists. More specifically, her research among the Tchambuli, Mundugumor and the Arapesh revealed that

A) most anthropologists are more ethnocentric than most sociologists.
B) it is a mistake to equate "sex" (the biological attribute) with "gender" (the social attribute) .
C) what is deviant in one society is not necessarily deviant in another society.
D) people from New Guinea are atavistic.
E) the so-called one drop theory is incorrect.