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Summarize the history of anthropologists in international development including a description of the differences between traditional development anthropology and critical development anthropology.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A major issue facing indigenous people in the Niger Delta is the presence of large oil companies.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Early involvement of anthropologists often took place at the evaluation phase of the project.
2. Traditional development anthropology is characterized by anthropologists playing the role of cultural broker, or working in other ways to assist the goals of the project.
3. Critical development anthropologists analyze a project in terms of whom it benefits or harms.
4. Increasingly, anthropologists are working on behalf of local people rather than developers, and projects provide tangible benefits to those they affect.
5. Cultural fit and life project are terms that are associated with this approach on the part of anthropologists.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: True



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