An anthropologist is sitting in the town square in a Bolivian village watching a group of women who are chatting. One wanders over and asks the anthropologist whether she would like to join them in shopping for thread for their looms and then help to string the looms. She agrees, and they go off together. This form of research is called

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Participant-observation is a qualitative research method used by anthropologists to gain a deep understanding of a community's everyday practices and interactions by actively participating in them, as described in the scenario.

An Anthropologist Is Sitting in the Town Square in a Bolivian