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Interviewing: A method used to collect information from individuals through structured, semi-structured, or unstructured conversations.

Ethnography: A qualitative research method that involves in-depth description and analysis of a culture, often based on long-term fieldwork.

Participant Observation: A research method where anthropologists live within a community and actively engage in its daily activities while observing and recording cultural practices.

Fieldwork: The primary research method in anthropology, involving direct engagement with the studied community through observation and participation.

Anthropological Research: The systematic study of human cultures, behaviors, and biology using various qualitative and quantitative methods.

Economic Anthropology: The study of human economic behavior and how economic systems, including exchange, production, and consumption, are culturally structured.

Urban Anthropology: The study of urban life, including the cultural, social, and political dynamics within cities and metropolitan areas.

Forensic Anthropology: The application of anthropological methods to solve legal cases, typically involving the identification of human remains.

Environmental Anthropology: The study of human-environment interactions, including how humans adapt to and impact their surroundings.