How are anthropological field methods two-directional? Does culture need to be flexible? How did the Parthenon reflect Greek culture of a specific time and place? Is it appropriate that the British Mu

Student’s Name
Professor’s Name
Course
Date
Anthropology
Question one
Anthropology methods seek to build an explanation from the field experience about an identified problem in a cultural context. As such, they require to be two directional – be subjective as well as objective. By being subjective, they try to capture the way people under the study create and associate their meanings as they interact with the world around them (“Introduction to Anthropology”1). The way they observe phenomena and interpret it that is referred to as ethnography. By being objective, anthropology methods have to consider the scientific principles, involving the collection and analysis of the data according to the research goals (“Introduction to Anthropology”1). Here, and through examination, analysis, and comparison, researcher manage to understand the cultural, social and linguistic problems and their solution (Introduction to Anthropology” 3). Due to their ability to be both objective and interpretive, these methods are considered two directional.
Question two
Anthropology largely focuses on understanding humans and their behaviors in cultural and social settings. Specifically, cultural anthropology is dedicated to understanding human beliefs, values, practices, and technology. These aspects of culture do change, and they define differences between communities (diversity). People change as they try to adapt and transform to the physical, cultural, and biological factors for s…