Explain How Anthropologists Have Had to Adapt to the Impact

question 49

Essay

Explain how anthropologists have had to adapt to the impact of global forces on the communities they study. What tools or new approaches have they developed to help them do their work in a globalized world?

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Definitions:

Asch's Experiment

A social psychology experiment conducted by Solomon Asch, demonstrating the power of conformity in groups by studying how individuals would change their answers to conform with the group majority.

Group Pressure

The influence exerted by a group on individual members to conform to the group's norms, values, or behaviors.

Diverse Populations

Groups of people that differ in various characteristics such as cultural background, ethnicity, language, and socioeconomic status.

Primary Groups

are small, close-knit, and typically long-lasting social groups in which members share personal, enduring relationships.