All of the Following Are Proper Roles for Applied Anthropologists

question 42

Multiple Choice

All of the following are proper roles for applied anthropologists EXCEPT

• A) placing the cultural values of local people above all others' cultural values.
• B) working with people to design culturally appropriate and socially sensitive change.
• C) identifying the needs for change that local people perceive.
• D) working as participant observers, taking part in the events they study in order to understand local thought and behavior.
• E) protecting local people from harmful policies and projects that might threaten them.

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Definitions:

Participant Observation

A research method used primarily in qualitative research where the researcher immerses themselves in the environment of their subjects, observing and sometimes participating in their activities to gather data from an insider's perspective.

Validity Checks

Techniques used in research to ensure that the instruments, procedures, and data collection methods accurately measure what they are intended to.

Participant Action Research

A methodology in social research where researchers actively engage and collaborate with participants in the research process to effect change.

Recommendations

Suggestions or proposals offered with the aim of advising or guiding actions and decisions.