Ch. 3: Doing Anthropology Flashcards
Participant observation
Taking part in community life, participating in the events one is observing, describing, & analyzing
Sample
A small, manageable study group from a larger population
Interview schedule
The ethnographer talks face to face with people, asks questions, writes down answers
Genealogical method
Well established ethnographic technique; developed notation & symbols to deal w/kinship, descent & marriage; prominent building block in social organization of non industrial societies where people live & work each day w/their close kin
Key cultural consultants
People who, by accident, experience, talent or training can provide the most complete or useful information about particular aspects of life
Life history
Of a cultural consultant; provides a personal cultural portrait of existence or change in a culture
Emic
This approach investigates how local people think
Cultural consultant
Informant; refers to individuals the ethnographer gets to know in the field; the people who teach him/her about their culture, who provide the emic perspective
Etic
Scientist oriented; this approach shifts focus from local observations, categories,explanations, & interpretations to those of the anthropologist; acknowledges that members of a culture often are to involved in what they’re doing to interpret their cultures impartially
Longitudinal research
Long term study of an area or population,usually based on repeated visits
Survey research
Involves sampling, impersonal data collection, statistical analysis
Variable
Attributes that vary among members of a sample or population
Informed consent
Agreement to take part in research after having been informed of its nature, procedures, & possible impacts
