Cultural Anthropologists Often Spend a Great Deal of Time in the Communities

question 59

Multiple Choice

Cultural anthropologists often spend a great deal of time in the communities where they conduct research and they ask lots of questions as people work, celebrate, dance, or play games. What is the term used for this process?

• A) ethnology
• B) participant observation
• C) linguistic anthropology
• D) four-field approach

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Definitions:

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Integrative Arrangement

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