POLI 243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Polynesia, Ethnography
15 Jan 2019
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Port moresby and papuan gulf trade of pottery and shell ornaments; sago and dug-outs. To be regarded as part and parcel of their life, a necessary nuisance. To investigate incidents at the moment of happening. V: molding theories according to facts, facts bear upon theory; no preconceived ideas. Native social institutions have definite organisation; do not lack consistency. Whole area of tribal culture should be studied to make one coherent whole. Iv: natives obey instincts and impulses, not law Important for ethnographer to draw inferences, and you can"t really apply practical science. Real occurrences can trigger responses vs direct questions. New problems and difficulties present themselves as you write. To solve collect data over a wide range of facts. Conclusions cannot be drawn solely from informants and objective documents. Works of scientifically trained observers yield results of surpassing value. Record natives" views and opinions and utterances a. b. c.
