A sociologist takes a problem-based approach,identifying drug addiction as a social ill that should be addressed.An anthropologist's cultural relativistic approach would
A)also be problem based,but in a nonwestern context.
B)try to grasp the drug user's view (the insider view).
C)use archives and physical remains to interpret human behavior.
D)focus on refining theories of human behavior.

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An anthropologist's cultural relativistic approach would emphasize understanding the drug user's perspective and cultural context, rather than simply viewing drug addiction as a problem to be solved. This approach seeks to avoid imposing the observer's cultural values on the subject of study and instead seeks to understand behavior from the perspective of the insider.

A Sociologist Takes a Problem-Based Approach,identifying Drug Addiction as a Social