Since the 1970s, Many Anthropologists Have Done Research Among the Ariaal

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Multiple Choice

Since the 1970s, many anthropologists have done research among the Ariaal, a nomadic community of northern Kenya. Just as anthropologists have studied many aspects of this community's culture, the Ariaal have formed opinions based on observation of their visitors. For example, they note how anthropologists

• A) always follow up on their promises of sending reports of their studies.
• B) slather white liquid on their very white skin to protect them from the sun, and often favor short pants that show off their legs and boots.
• C) focus only on the cultural aspects of their lives and ignore the biological aspects.
• D) will work with them only if the Ariaal exhibit no signs of the modernization that threatens to spoil their culture.
• E) typically are very ethnocentric, a key aspect of the anthropological approach to studying other cultures.