Question

E. E. Evans-Pritchard used a synchronic approach in establishing social anthropology through his work doing what?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is E.E. Evans-Pritchard conducted a methodical analysis of social life among the Nuer of Africa.

Explanation:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard's work with the Nuer is a classic ethnographic study in social anthropology. He published a trilogy of books on the Nuer, one book on their livelihoods and political institutions, one on Nuer religion, and another on kinship and marriage.  He took a synchronic approach to culture like other functionalists, meaning he tried to describe as much as he could in great detail about the culture in one particular stretch of time. Functionalist anthropologists were interested in the current state of societies and what data they could gather using participant-observation rather than the historical experience of a people. Functionalists were often criticized for being ahistorical.