Question

Henry Lewis Morgan and Edward Burnett Tylor, two early anthropologists, had notably different approaches to anthropological research. In conducting his research, Tylor:

A)Applied statistical methods to the accounts of others
B)Conducted salvage ethnography of Native Americans
C)Worked in the communities he was studying for years at a time
D)Worked from his favorite armchair

Answer 1

Edward Burnett Tylor's approach to anthropological research involved theorizing from the armchair, using secondhand accounts and documentary evidence rather than conducting extensive fieldwork.

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry Lewis Morgan and Edward Burnett Tylor were two early anthropologists known for their notably different approaches to anthropological research. While Morgan was associated with armchair anthropology, often using secondhand information for his work such as in his book on the Iroquois, Tylor's approach was characterized by his unilineal evolution theory, which suggested that cultures progressed through stages from 'savagery' to 'barbarism' to 'civilization'. This hierarchy placed European civilization at the apex, and often involved theorizing from the armchair, meaning that Tylor did not engage extensively in fieldwork but instead worked predominantly with the accounts of others and documentary evidence to build his theories.