Globalization Has Led to an Unprecedented Rate of Change Worldwide

question 11

Essay

Globalization has led to an unprecedented rate of change worldwide. Barely 100 years ago, anthropologists traveled to remote places to study other people whose lifestyles are now all but extinct. How has globalization changed ethnographic research for anthropologists? What aspects of culture within the framework of globalization might an anthropologist study to produce meaningful, useful results?

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Definitions:

Job Breadth

The range of tasks, responsibilities, and activities comprised within a single job role or position.

Core Characteristics

Fundamental attributes or qualities that define the essence of something or someone.

Interpersonal Characteristics

Traits and behaviors that determine how an individual interacts with others in social settings.

Social Aspects

The elements of life that involve the interactions between individuals and the cultural, social, and institutional structures in which they operate.