Accessibility in the field can make a career Field research is considered a necessity for some sciences. For example, 99 percent of geology degrees surveyed in 2008 required a field component, meant to give students a taste of the tools and techniques used by professional geologists. Archaeologists and anthropologists value time spent in their study systems, collecting first-hand knowledge in new and unfamiliar places. Epiphanies happen in the field, a young student might be told. One could see biological processes in motion in a remote tropical forest or on a busy coral reef that could never be recreated in a lab. Marshall said there’s also a social component that makes fieldwork vital to early-career researchers.

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“We have a culture that says that, if you cannot hike up that mountain with a pack on your back, you are less of a geoscientist,” Marshall said. Peers and potential employers consider physical — and mental — toughness a necessity for a budding researcher, or a way to weed out the candidates who presumably care less from those who are “serious.” Researchers often return from hikes, boat rides, dig sites or foreign cities with new friends or closer colleagues (as well as exciting “#fieldworkfail” stories). “Those activities are bonding activities. That’s how scientists find collaborators. That’s how students find letter-writers and potential grad student advisors,” Marshall said. “When we exclude people, that’s excluding them from building the social capital that they’ll need to succeed in the field.”\

Use the passage to answer the question. How does the section Accessibility in the field can make a career contribute to the overall validity of the author s claim? (1 point)
Responses by using statistical and anecdotal evidence to show why fieldwork is a necessary part of training young scientists by using statistical and anecdotal evidence to show why fieldwork is a necessary part of training young scientists by including an expert opinion to convey information about the benefits of the social aspects of fieldwork by including an expert opinion to convey information about the benefits of the social aspects of fieldwork by providing statistical evidence and expert opinions to emphasize the need to make fieldwork accessible to people with disabilities by providing statistical evidence and expert opinions to emphasize the need to make fieldwork accessible to people with disabilities by using a personal anecdote to connect the importance of fieldwork in science to the challenges people with disabilities face by using a personal anecdote to connect the importance of fieldwork in science to the challenges people with disabilities face

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The section "Accessibility in the field can make a career" contributes to the overall validity of the author's claim by providing statistical evidence and expert opinions to emphasize the need to make fieldwork accessible to people with disabilities. The passage discusses how the culture surrounding fieldwork often discriminates against those who may not be able to physically engage in the traditional aspects of it, thus highlighting the necessity for inclusivity. By pointing out that social capital and networking opportunities in the field are crucial for success, it underscores the importance of making these experiences available to everyone, including those with disabilities. This adds depth to the author's argument that accessibility can significantly influence career outcomes in scientific fields.