Exam 3 Flashcards
What does ‘the field’ mean in anthropology?
The place where you are going to research
Name 1 practical action you must take before going to the field
- choosing where to go and what to research
- language and dialect, learn or get interpreter
- finding local contacts for research
- paying for research, either by yourself or through funding
- food/weather/transportation there
- living conditions and cultural differences there
What does IRB stand for
-Institutional review board
What is the IRB?
-Permission from a university to conduct research, which is necessary to make the research accredited
What is informed consent?
A permission form for researcher and local person or government, usually in the language of the local
What parties are involved with informed consent?
researcher, local, local government
Give an example of a manipulative question
How has a service helped
Why are manipulative questions ethically bad?
They limit the scope of answers, change the meaning of data and trust, and are biased
What is the significance of an image vs a text in presenting your research findings?
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What is the definition of quantitative data?
Data that is measured
-mass surveys, financial data, census
What is the definition of qualitative data?
Data that is observed
-descriptions, interviews
What are issues of using pictures in presenting research?
Can easily be taken out of context
In what country did Dr. Litka do her research?
-Mexico
In what city did Dr. Litka do her research?
-Coba, on an ejido land
Name 1 area of interest of Dr Litka’s research
- Tourism and how to run i5
- Mayan Identity
- language + maya (Mayan, Spanish, then english)
- Community ties
What is the definition of Globalization?
Increased inner connection
What are Subaltern Studies?
The history/studies of underrepresented people
What is Acculturation?
Individual and personalized globalization, like studying abroad
What is diffusion?
- Spread of ideas, customs, or practices from one culture to another (paper, compass, gunpowder went from china to Europe)
- Europeans then improved them where needed
- Corn
What is cultural imperialism?
-the imposition by one usually politically or economically dominant community of various aspects of its own culture onto another, non-dominant community.
What is glocalization?
- practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations
Give an example of the symbolic crossing of boundaries
-Starbucks in a foreign country
To what extent is the idea of authenticity valid or invalid
Acknowledging that authentic cultures can change -> valid
Authentic = no change -> invalid
ex. Ren Fair
What is the difference between a tourist and a traveler?
Tourist = temporary traveling outside of daily routine Traveler = going to a place to be assimilated into routine and culture
What is recreational tourism? Give an example
Tourism with the purpose of rest, relaxation, and entertainment
ex. Beaches, Vegas, broadway
What is Heritage tourism? Give an example
Going to places to appreciate the past
-ruins, pilgrimages, museums
Should govt or descendants have control?
What is Dark tourism? Give an example
Heritage tourism, but where tragic things happened
-holocaust concentration camps, burial sites, Anne Boleyn’s execution spot, slum tourism
Why is dark tourism controversial?
Education vs Tourism, visit but also respect, how many people should be there at a time and what ages?
Specifically for slum tourism, is it about awareness and communication or exploitation?