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Discussion Post: Anthropology
Textbook: Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology by Nina Brown, Thomas McIlwraith, Laura Tubelle De González, Second Edition.
Part A
The method of participant observation is a key tool in the field of cultural anthropology.
1. What are some advantages of this methodology?
2. What are some problems with using this methodology?
Part B
Forage Lifestyle vs. Modern Lifestyle.
1. What is appealing to you, and not appealing to you, about the hunting and gathering (foraging) lifestyle?
2. What is appealing to you, and not appealing to you, about our modern lifestyles?
3. If you had a choice, which of these two lifestyles would you choose, and why? (Assume that your current family and friends would be with you.)