Describe Kenneth Good’s experiences studying the Yanomamo. How did his relationships with the villagers change over time? In your opinion, were his justifications for removing Yarima from her native community valid? What were his reasonings, and do you agree with them?

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Describe Kenneth Good’s experiences studying the Yanomamo. How did his relationships with the villagers change over time?

After Good’s time in the Amazonian jungle and subsequently publishing his ethnographic findings, he received quite a bit of criticism from the anthropological community about his fieldwork methods. Do you believe he violated anthropological ethics, which are now regulated by the American Anthropological Association? Why or why not?

In your opinion, were his justifications for removing Yarima from her native community valid? What were his reasonings, and do you agree with them?