Nancy Scheper-Hughes argues that anthropologists must:
a) strive to be as objective as possible.
b) be critically grounded, morally engaged, and politically committed.
c) not delve into local politics while engaging in research.
d) try to maintain the idea of moral relativism.
ANS: B
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