Question 1: In your own words, explain what cultural relativism refers to. Describe a specific example from Righteous Dope?end of anthropologists putting cultural relativism into practice. Make sure to explain why your example shows anthropologists adopting a relativistic approach.
Question 2: In your own words, explain what participant-observation is. Explain why anthropologist use participant-observation as a research method rather than learning about people from afar or using secondary sources. Describe one way using participant-observation in Tripping and Tricking helped Claire Sterk better understand sex workers.
Question 3: In your own words, explain the distinction Serena Nanda makes between ? and gender in Gender Diversity. Why does Nanda argue that this distinction is useful for anthropologists when examining sex/ gender cross-culturally?
Question 4: In your own words, explain what the phrase time-space compression refers to. Describe a specific example of how time-space compression played a role in Holmes informants' decision to migrate to the US for work or by shaping their journeys along the way, in Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies. Make sure to explain why your example demonstrates time-space compression in action.