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polymorphous engagement: a standalone construct

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Cultural anthropology

researching powerful institutions by collecting data from many dispersed sources and methods when sustained participant observation is impossible.

In cultural anthropology, polymorphous engagement refers to researching powerful institutions by collecting data from many dispersed sources and methods when sustained participant observation is impossible. This meaning comes from Gusterson (1997) in PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review.[1]

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References

  1. Gusterson, H. (1997). Studying Up Revisited. PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 20(1), 114-119. https://doi.org/10.1525/pol.1997.20.1.114

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