In order to minimize the impact of subjectivity,the anthropologist should consider all of the following except:
A)how people think they really behave.
B)the people's ideal sense of how a society should be run.
C)what the anthropologist actually sees happening.
D)what the anthropologist observes in his/her own culture.
E)the general cultural rules of the people being studied.

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The anthropologist should not consider what he/she observes in his/her own culture, as this would lead to ethnocentrism, or judging other cultures based on one's own cultural norms and values. The other choices all relate to understanding and considering the subjective aspects of the culture being studied.

In Order to Minimize the Impact of Subjectivity,the Anthropologist Should