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Unit 3- Assignment 3.3- Cultural Anthropology

Unit 3- Assignment 3.3- Cultural Anthropology

Q Describe at least three anthropological fieldwork methods (from those discussed in the Lenkeit text) used by N. Chagnon while studying the Yanomamo. Select one from the information you can pull out from the Lenkeit text, one from the culture sketch in Peters-Golden, and one from the video

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One of the most interesting fieldworks can be cultural shock which was mentioned in the text. This field work was very challenging as explained by Dennis Werner who told that a scorpion sting had resulted to extreme body numbness, jerking muscle spasms and also a level of suffocation. The fieldwork in Yanomamo had appeared to develop certain health issues and itching all over the body which becomes very difficult for the field workers to handle the situation and get along with their work.