What ideology was Boas a prominent opponent of?
Scientific Racism
Social Darwinism
Functionalism
Structuralism
Answer
Boas was one of the most prominent opponents of scientific racism, the idea that race is a biological concept and that human behavior is best understood through the typology of biological characteristics.
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