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 assigned him to a high status
D) people expected him to bring his family with him and found it difficult to accept him as a lone male


Answer: C

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