Ethnology overlaps with more specific disciplines, such as literature, economics, or religious studies. What, then, is the distinctive feature of ethnology?
A) It is interested in how these various aspects of life fit together.
B) It focuses on non-Western variation in these areas.
C) It compares these topics cross-culturally.
D) Only ethnology studies these issues among people with no written language.

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Ethnology is distinctive in its holistic approach, examining how various aspects of life, such as culture, economy, and religion, fit together within societies.

Ethnology Overlaps with More Specific Disciplines, Such as Literature, Economics