What are the major questions concerning the Darness in El Dorado controversy? - 72 views
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#19 Andrew La Fontaine on 07 Feb 13Some issues that arose when reading this article was the impact of anthropologists on the culture's that they are visiting. I found it interesting/concerning to see the anthropologists different takes on their description of the Yanonami. In true anthropology research I feel that all of the findings should be the same or at least similar. The probable cause for these difference in findings was Chagnon's approach to doing the research. He used tactics such as bribery and trade manipulation in order to find out about the Yanonami culture. In turn, this may have skewed his research compared to other anthropologists because his questionable tactics and influence in the culture caused the Yanonami to act differently around him. This raises the question of what exactly is the right approach when trying to go about observing a culture.