▁latter ' s ▁work ▁are ▁some ▁examples ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁focus . ▁ ▁This ▁perspective ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁general ▁equilib ri ums ▁and ▁critic ized ▁for ▁not ▁address ing ▁the ▁variety ▁of ▁responses ▁an ▁organ isms ▁can ▁have , ▁such ▁as ▁" loy alty , ▁solid ar ity , ▁friend lin ess , ▁and ▁san ct ity " ▁and ▁possible ▁" in cent ives ▁or ▁in hib itors " ▁in ▁relations ▁to ▁behavior . ▁R app ap ort , ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁reduction ist ▁in ▁his ▁cultural ▁studies ▁methods , ▁acknowled ges , ▁" The ▁social ▁unit ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁well ▁defined " ▁exhib iting ▁another ▁f law ▁in ▁this ▁perspective , ▁ob f us cation ▁of ▁aspects ▁of ▁analyze ▁and ▁designated ▁terms . ▁ ▁Policy ▁and ▁activ ism : ▁politics ▁versus ▁environmental ism ▁ ▁The ▁contemporary ▁perspective ▁of ▁environmental ▁anth rop ology , ▁and ▁arg u ably ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁back drop , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁eth n ograph ies ▁and ▁cultural ▁field works ▁of ▁today , ▁is ▁political ▁e col ogy . ▁Many ▁character ize ▁this ▁new ▁perspective ▁as ▁more ▁informed ▁with ▁culture , ▁politics ▁and ▁power , ▁global ization , ▁local ized ▁issues , ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁focus ▁and ▁data ▁interpretation ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁for ▁arguments ▁for / ag ain st ▁or ▁creation ▁of ▁policy , ▁and ▁to ▁prevent ▁corpor ate ▁explo itation ▁and ▁damage ▁of ▁land . ▁O ften , ▁the ▁observer ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁struggle ▁either