What ideology did Boas oppose?
Scientific Racism
Social Darwinism
Marxism
Feminism
Answer
Boas was a prominent opponent of scientific racism, the idea that race is a biological concept. His studies of skeletal anatomy demonstrated that cranial shape and size are influenced by environmental factors, not stable racial traits.
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