TASK
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Choose a Research Environment
Choose one research environment. Provide an example from one of these environments through your research and interest (tribe, group, community agencies, organization, institution, etc.):
urban environment
virtual environment
small tribal community
museum
library
cultural institution
business
military
cult
other (of your choice)
Answer Focus Questions:
Answer the following questions regarding how you, as a Cultural Anthropology, would use anthropological fieldwork methods within your research environment:
Identify your research environment and provide a specific example of name, culture, or agency.
Explain why fieldwork is essential to the goals of anthropology.
Examine a fieldwork method(s) you can use to understand your research environment and to fully understand the culture/group. Make sure to apply it to the specific example you have chosen.
Identify if and how your research results could be used to make changes, improvements, or modifications within the cultural/agency you chose.
