What must an anthropologist do to prepare for fieldwork?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
An anthropologist must make preparations before leaving home, gain acceptance into the community, select appropriate data-gathering techniques, understand how to operate within the local political structure, take precautions against investigator bias, choose knowledgeable informants, cope with culture shock, learn a new language, and re-evaluate findings based on new evidence.

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