1) A benefit of the emic perspective is that the author can explain why the people do the things they do, whereas an outsider might not understand why. The etic perspective author would be able to better compare the culture of the studied group to other cultures.
2) The rule for objectivity is because there is no way to completely eliminate an author's bias.
You need to have an inside infoormant to really understand the culture from an inside perspective.
The people might be more honest and less hesitant if you tell them truthfully what your motives are in the study.
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