Acentury ago studies of objects were largely studies of material culture and the technology available to people living in small-scale societies with simple technologies. the modern anthropological approach to objects has done which of the following?

This has created cultural relativism. it is a phenomenon of understanding a person's beliefs due to his cultural background. With modernisation and advancements, material culture has also increased and now small-societies also have the access to all the large materials. 

Americans often speak of their country as one of several large regions.  these regions are cultural units rather than governmental units --  formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share. what makes one region different from another? a region's multicultural heritage as well as distinct demographic characteristics like age and occupation make regions different and special. within several regions, language is used differently and there are strong dialects. there are also differences in outlook and attitude based on geography.