An anthropologist has just arrived at a new field site and feels overwhelmed with a creepy, profound feeling of alienation, of being without some of the most ordinary, trivial (and therefore basic) cues of his culture of origin. What term best describes what he is experiencing? culture shock diachrony synchrony configurationalism agency paralysis

The correct answer is - culture shock.

Explanation:

Culture shock is an experience a person or anthropologist may have when one transfer to a cultural environment that is distinct or vary from their own culture.

The anthropologist in this question is experiencing alienation feeling, trivial when he move to new field site, he is experiencing cultural shock. It is also cause disorientation a person.

Thus, the correct answer is - culture shock.