anthropology Flashcards
what is fieldwork
is a research method based on direct personal observation that, for extended periods of time, may be of a social group of animal or vegetable population, or of recognition of specific geographic areas
monograph
is a document whose production is a basic step at the beginning of the study of any human group in particular. Its purpose is to gather as much information as possible about the specific topic that was chosen.
7 steps to follow in the making of a monograph
- selection and delimitation of the topic
2.development of a tentative structure of the work
3.search and recolection of information
4.debug of information according to the tentative structure
5.reorganization of structure
6.development of a partial or total draft
7.revision of the draft
who made the bais of quantitative and qualitative research ?
Plato-basis of quantitative method
Aristotle-basis of qualitative method
wich method of study had most developments throughout human history?
quantitative
aportations of Wilhelm Dilthey
spirit sciences and hictorical perspective
meaning techniques and method
methods (ways to approach the objective of study),
techniques (ways to gather information)
ethnography
the field word in a particular cultural scenario, is distinguished from the rest of the methods as the distinctive strategy of the anthropological research
4 type of methods
-study of the case : is done in a detailed way, through time and the background and the relevant events should be taken into account
-oral history: It consists of a group of interviews, tapings and their transcripts,This method allows you to gather the personal memories of past and present events
-participative action investigation:control and interactive study with people(people actually participate in the investigation)
-qualitative evaluation:deeper description of the data
8 techniques
Life history, testimony, semi-structured interview, focus group, participant observation, field diary , documents , pictures and videos
7 steps of ethnographic research
-marking the field
-subject field
-preparation and documantation
-design,how?
-field investigation
-gathering of information
-conclusion
9 field techniques most used in ethnography
-direct observation
-participant observation
-conversation
-genealogica method
-key informants
-life stories
-investigation oriented to several types of problems
-longitudinal investigation
-team investigation
what is emic
We want to explain everything from the perspective of the local or native people
what is etic
approach emphasizes explanations and categories of the observer or ethnographer. It is an approach oriented to the interpretation of the cultures seen from outside