UNIVERSALITY
COGNITIVE ANTHROPOLOGY
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Question
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Concept of Binary Opposition is associated with which school of anthropological thought:
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Functionalism
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Structuralism
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Culture and Personality
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Classical Evolutionism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Binary opposition originated in Saussurean structuralist theory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Obvious examples include the words “up” and “down”, the contrast between youth and old age, the representation of the hero and villain in narratives, our perception of the difference between the colours “black” and “white”, and the traditional binary of masculinity and femininity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why are binary oppositions significant to French Structuralism? It is believed to be the primary mode of human thought. Which of the following is not true of evolutionism? Evolutionism takes an inductive approach to analyzing other societies.
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