Question

An anthropologist has been researching how Native Americans in California were impacted by Spanish missionization from 1776 to 1830. The researcher is particularly interested in how Native Californians may have negotiated their identity and balanced traditional practices with colonial influences. Therefore, the anthropologist excavates material remains from areas where the Native Californians may have gone when they fled the Spanish missions. The materials include things such as stone tools, shell beads, and historic bottle glass. These materials are analyzed and used in conjunction with historical documents to help the researcher better understand what life was like for Native Californians at that time.

1. What is the primary field of anthropology addressed in this research?
2. Are there any other fields of anthropology addressed in this research?
3. What aspects of context must be considered as part of this research?
4. How might this research contribute to a comparative approach?

Answer 1

1. Cultural anthropology

2. Archaeology

3. The researcher did some excavations in order to find out some of of the material remains of the native Californians.

4. The researcher might use this to compare with the other tribes or cultures of the Americans those are colonized by the Spanish and how they affect their social life.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. In the context, the primary field of the anthropology that is addressed in this research is the Cultural Anthropology as the researcher is interested in studying the traditional practices of the Native Californians with he colonial influences.

2. Yes there is other field of anthropology that is being addressed in this research and that is archeological field of anthropology. This is because the researcher analyzes the tools that were found during the excavation and tired to find out how they used these tool and documents to understand the life of the people at those time.

3. As a part of the research, the researcher who is mainly interested to know how the native Americans have tried to balance their social and traditional life during the colonization had did excavations in order to find out some of the primitive tools used by them and analyzed them in conjunction with the documents to better understand the life of the Native Americans.

4. The research done by the researcher can be used to compare the cultures and traditions of other people in Native America that were colonized by the Spanish as the study determines how the people of native Americans were affected by the Spanish missionization.