Ethnography

A) examines, interprets, analyzes, and compares the results of other anthropological studies.
B) provides an account of a particular community, society, or culture.
C) reconstructs, describes, and interprets past human behaviors.
D) refers to the application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary social problems.
E) is a systematic field of study or body of knowledge that aims through experiment, observation, and deduction to produce reliable explanations of phenomena.


Answer: B) provides an account of a particular community, society, or culture.

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