According to Gmelch in "Nice Girls Don't Talk to Rastas," the first thing he did after his student,Hanna,told him she was being shunned by the Barbadian villagers where she was doing her research was to

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Gmelch's first step was to meet with local elders to understand their perspective on the issue and to try to find a solution to the shunning of Hanna. He did not jump to conclusions or pull Hanna out of the village without attempting to resolve the problem first.