When Tony Whitehead, an African American Anthropologist, Did Fieldwork in Jamaica

question 69

Multiple Choice

When Tony Whitehead, an African American anthropologist, did fieldwork in Jamaica, he was surprised that __________.

• A)he was unable to speak easily with the people because of his American English
• B)people thought he was much older than he was
• C)people expected him to bring his family with him and found it difficult to accept him as a lone male
• D)people assigned him to a high status
• E)none of the above: Whitehead's fieldwork proceeded with no surprises since he was of the same "race" as the people he was studying

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