During the first few weeks in the field, the anthropologist will

A. be completely useless, as he or she is in culture shock.
B. read background history on the culture.
C. only hand out gifts to the children of the culture.
D. notice some of the most basic aspects of cultural diversity, which eventually fade from consciousness.
E. spend time recovering from jet lag.


Answer: D

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