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.
Question 2
For the Wari, burial of the dead introduced by missionaries:
a) was a welcome change from traditional cannibalism.
b) made them remember their dead and worry about their comfort.
c) was a better means of accepting their loss.
d) was an indication that they had accepted Christianity.
Skin signs are objective evidence of an illness or disorder. They can be seen, measured, or felt.
objective v subjective
Examples of objective evaluation
Dred Scott and his wife and children are featured on the cover of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspap
The Taylor–Woods–Hughes experiment
The focal lengths of the objective and the eyepiece in a microscope are 0.29 cm