Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist, visited the island of Tertia. Using an observation-centered approach to studying Tertian culture, he concluded from his observations that children in Tertia were reared by an entire village rather than

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Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist, visited the island of Tertia. Using an observation-centered approach to studying Tertian culture, he concluded from his observations that children in Tertia were reared by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents. Recently another anthropologist, Dr. Karp, visited the group of islands that includes Tertia and used the interview-centered method to study child-rearing practices. In the interviews that Dr. Karp conducted with children living in this group of islands, the children spent much more time talking about their biological parents than about other adults in the village. Dr. Karp decided that Dr. Field's conclusion about Tertian village culture must be invalid. Some anthropologists recommend that to obtain accurate information on Tertian child-rearing practices, future research on the subject should be conducted via the interview-centered method.
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The study and conclusion given by both the scientists were correct. I agree with the recommendation given by both the scientists. According to Dr. Field study children in Tertia were reared by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents. While Dr. Karp study says Tertian children were reared by their own biological parents. Both the scientists have different view about the social culture of Tertian’s people. Dr. Field study says people of Tertia were social while Dr. Karp study showed Tertian people as self-centered.

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