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ishan

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An anthropologist has just arrived at a new field site and feels overwhelmed with a creepy, profound feeling of alienation, of being without some of the most ordinary, trivial (and therefore basic) cues of his culture of origin. What term best describes what he is experiencing?
 
  A. culture shock
  B. diachrony
  C. synchrony
  D. configurationalism
  E. agency paralysis

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All of the following are characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer EXCEPT
 
  A. detailed work with key consultants.
  B. direct, firsthand observation of behavior, including participant observation.
  C. in-depth interviewing, often leading to the collection of life histories.
  D. problem-oriented research.
  E. longitudinal analysis of data sets gathered from state-sponsored statistical agencies.


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anoriega3

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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E


ishan

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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