The anthropologist who gathered data on hundreds of groups around the world to compare their customs, and then concluded that specific customs differed from one group to another, was ________.
A) Benjamin Whorf
B) Edward Wilson
C) Edward Sapir
D) George Murdock

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The anthropologist who gathered data on hundreds of groups around the world to compare their customs and concluded that specific customs differed from one group to another was George Murdock. Benjamin Whorf was a linguist who proposed the theory of linguistic relativity, Edward Wilson was a biologist who studied sociobiology, and Edward Sapir was a linguist and anthropologist who also worked on the theory of linguistic relativity.

The Anthropologist Who Gathered Data on Hundreds of Groups Around