In order to minimize the impact of subjectivity, the anthropologist should consider all of the following except:
a. how people think they really behave.
b. the people’s ideal sense of how a society should be run.
c. what the anthropologist actually sees happening.
d. what the anthropologist observes in his/her own culture.
e. the general cultural rules of the people being studied.
ANSWER: d
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a. month-long b. painful c. ineffective d. sophisticated
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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