Which of the following is not a characteristic aspect of holism?
A) It involves biological and sociocultural aspects of humanity.
B) It focuses on the study of many different aspects of the human experience from family structure to art.
C) It studies how all forms of life are related and evolved out of each other.
D) It studies all varieties of people wherever they are found.
E) It involves the longest time frame for studying humans.

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Holism in anthropology and related fields emphasizes the study of the whole of the human condition (past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture). Choice C, which mentions the study of how all forms of life are related and evolved out of each other, is more closely related to evolutionary biology than to the holistic approach in anthropology or related disciplines.

Which of the Following Is Not a Characteristic Aspect of Holism