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In my studies, i saw that while pointing at something with your finger is considered appropriate in one culture, it is considered rude in others. i also came to understand that people attach significant meaning to words, actions, and symbols. who am i?

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Answer: max Weber

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This would be an ethnographer. This person studies the culture of a person or group from the point of view of a person in that culture, and thereby is able to gain a deeper meaning of what the symbols and words mean, outside of what they might mean in a cross-cultural context.
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