Which of the following best describes participatory action research?

a. It always involves an anthropologist gathering data firsthand.
b. It involves the anthropologist living with and observing the people studied.
c. It is a type of research in which the anthropologist and community work together to find solutions.
d. It is a kind of advocacy research in which the anthropologist represents the people studied in order to better their lives.
e. It is research that is headed by indigenous peoples and not the anthropologist as an outsider.


ANS: C

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