Two Early American Anthropologists
Two early American Anthropologists, namely: and , became prominent in championing indigenous rights like traditional cultural preservation and ancestral domain of the American Indian tribes they decided to study.
American Anthropology gradually generated varied social and cultural interests in the fields of Folklore and Native Sexual Practices. One Anthropologist was Ruth Fulton benedict and was a student of the founder of American Anthropology. This person became a specialist in Anthropology and Folklore and authored one of the three famous reference books used in the anthropological scene known as Patterns of Culture. The individual was a colleague of Margaret Mead who was very much described in the academic circle as “controversial” because of the person’s open views on sexuality and sexual practices among native populations which the person intensively studied. Such views gave rise to a relatively new liberal view on sex and sexual practices in the United States at a time when most Americans were considered relatively conventional and conservative. In any case, Anthropology offers several topics for relevant research and discussion in various academic fields since the distinct way of data gathering from their respondents applies which is central to or the approach. The founding father of this strategy was . The strategy is considered highly anthropological in nature since common data gathering techniques by the other Social and Behavioral Sciences from people as respondents simply involves and for their units of analysis.
Research undertakings in and largely offer numerous challenges and opportunities for the researcher in generating knowledge about and in which they live and exist in everyday life. The researchers, in fact, are given two approaches or perspectives in conducting their study and analyzing and interpreting their data. In this regard, the researchers may use the or the approach. Participant
American Anthropology gradually generated varied social and cultural interests in the fields of Folklore and Native Sexual Practices. One Anthropologist was Ruth Fulton benedict and was a student of the founder of American Anthropology. This person became a specialist in Anthropology and Folklore and authored one of the three famous reference books used in the anthropological scene known as Patterns of Culture. The individual was a colleague of Margaret Mead who was very much described in the academic circle as “controversial” because of the person’s open views on sexuality and sexual practices among native populations which the person intensively studied. Such views gave rise to a relatively new liberal view on sex and sexual practices in the United States at a time when most Americans were considered relatively conventional and conservative. In any case, Anthropology offers several topics for relevant research and discussion in various academic fields since the distinct way of data gathering from their respondents applies which is central to or the approach. The founding father of this strategy was . The strategy is considered highly anthropological in nature since common data gathering techniques by the other Social and Behavioral Sciences from people as respondents simply involves and for their units of analysis.
Research undertakings in and largely offer numerous challenges and opportunities for the researcher in generating knowledge about and in which they live and exist in everyday life. The researchers, in fact, are given two approaches or perspectives in conducting their study and analyzing and interpreting their data. In this regard, the researchers may use the or the approach. Participant