A sociologist is studying the importance of the quinceañera--a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday--for first- and second-generation Mexican American immigrants living in Dallas, Texas. She is surprised by how elaborate the preparations are and how much money the families spend on them. In order to appreciate why families invest so much in the occasion, she tries to see the event not through the lens of her own Jewish American upbringing but through the eyes of her subjects.Which concept best describes the perspective the sociologist is striving to achieve?
A. a cultural hegemonic perspective
B. an ethnocentric perspective
C. an etic perspective
D. an emic perspective
Answer: D
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