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What are the methodological advantages of photography?
 
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List four techniques for the collection of cultural data.
 
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Answer to Question 1

ANS: Photography allows us to see without fatigue, is not selective (i.e. it captures everything in any particular frame), and is an easier and less time-consuming mode of data collection than written description.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: This may involve census taking, mapping, document analysis, genealogies, photography, structured and unstructured interviews, participant observation, etc.



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