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lilldybug07

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What can we learn from the anthropologist Richard Scaglion's failed attempt to explain Newton's law of gravity to his Abelam friends in Papua New Guinea?
 
  A) In trying to explain the concept, we need a textbook.
  B) His audience had no science background and hence could not understand the concept.
  C) We might not actually understand much of what we take as scientific fact in our society.
  D) Newton's law did not apply in this context.

Question 2

What makes cultural anthropology different from other forms of social science research?
 
  A) The use of surveys
  B) The use of fieldwork and participant observation
  C) A focus on qualitative research
  D) The use of opinion polls



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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