Participant observation also reflects
anthropology’s dual nature as both a scientific and a humanistic discipline.
Through the stress on participation and getting the insider’s view,
anthropologists of necessity become personally involved with their subjects.
They show a humanistic concern for the people they study, and through their
attempts to understand and describe people’s behavior they help give outsiders a
rich appreciation for other people and other ways. Nevertheless, with its stress
on observation, anthropologists strive to fulfill the requirements of a
scientific discipline. Anthropologists strive for objectivity and accuracy. They
often actually count, for example, the number of times specific behavior
patterns occur and under what circumstances they use this data for empirical
studies that integrate their observations i A. explain what anthropology is concerned with B. compare two different schools of anthropology C. show people how anthropologists do their studies D. distinguish anthropology from other disciplines [单项选择]Passage Six
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