Welcome to Westonci.ca, the place where your questions are answered by a community of knowledgeable contributors. Discover in-depth answers to your questions from a wide network of experts on our user-friendly Q&A platform. Join our Q&A platform to connect with experts dedicated to providing accurate answers to your questions in various fields.

Who was a famous anthropologist who believed that to truly learn about another' s culture and their customs you needed to live among the people?

Sagot :

I believe it was Franz Boas. 
He argued that in order to understand what is (behaviors, beliefs, , symbols), one had to examine them in their local context.

Answer: Bronislaw Malinowski

Explanation:

Bronislaw Malinowski was a Polish anthropologist whose field researches influenced the discipline of the anthropology. He believed that in order to undestand another culture you needed to be inside that culture. For example, he went to the Trobriand Islands, in Melanesia and he stayed for several years, studying the indigenous culture.