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Over the holidays, try talking to your relatives like an anthropologist

  • Written by Elizabeth Keating, Professor of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
Over the holidays, try talking to your relatives like an anthropologistMany people go their entire lives knowing little about their relatives' childhoods and formative experiences.Westend61/Getty Images

How is it possible to spend so much time with your parents and grandparents and not really know them?

This question has puzzled me as an anthropologist. It’s especially relevant for the holiday season, when...

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