Anthropologists Make Great Efforts to Protect Informants' Anonymity

question 20

Multiple Choice

Anthropologists make great efforts to protect informants' anonymity:

• A) in publications, although it is acceptable to use subjects' real names in research notes.
• B) for communities, but not when discussing lives of community members.
• C) when working in their own societies, but this is not necessary if working abroad.
• D) when referring to individuals in research notes and publications.
• E) when writing about sensitive topics within a community.

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