In Nice Girls Don't Talk to Rastas, Gmelch notes that American students often behave according to a principle called personal autonomy when they live among people in other societies. This means that
a. if they see what they believe is truth, they can act without concern for what others think.
b. they should be able to have their own private space in which to live.
c. they can feel free to criticize local people.
d. if they don't like a local custom, they can ignore it.
Question 2
According to Gmelch's article, Nice Girls Don't Talk to Rastas, when his students do fieldwork in rural Barbadian communities
a. they fail to recognize that such communities are homogeneous.
b. they ignore the fact that class distinctions may be present in such communities.
c. they should expect to be looked down on by villagers.
d. they will be embraced warmly by the villagers.
Two women having a conversation using American Sign Language.
South American Goliath birdeater
Spanish-American War: Caribbean Theater, 1898
John Gast, American Progress.
Example of instructional notes.
American Government: Roots and Reform, 2009 Edition