Laura Nader has called on anthropologists to “study up.” What does she mean by this term?

a. Anthropologists should study high-altitude peoples and cultures in order to understand adaptation.
b. Anthropologists should people of a higher class than themselves.
c. Anthropologists should study the elites of a society and not only the common people.
d. Anthropologists should intensify their studies and become more involved in advocacy anthropology.
e. Anthropologists should be more committed to urgent anthropology before indigenous peoples are all gone.


ANSWER: c

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