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Margaret Mead

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess.

Margaret Mead

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Anthropology requires a willingness to observe and pay attention carefully without preconceived ideas, allowing unexpected discoveries to emerge. It involves documenting these surprising findings with genuine curiosity and amazement rather than judgment or assumption.

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