ANTH 100A Lecture : ANTH 100 Studying Culture.docx
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Ethnography: the slow research, first hand detailed description of living culture, understand another way of life from a native view point. Ethnography: is a technique and written produce of that. Ethnology: is the comparative study of a topic across cultures. Ethnography field work began with university trained scientists but before most descriptions came from missionaries, travelers and other without anthropological training. Franz boas: first to realize that one must live among a people to understand the culture. Before him: anthropologists would stay a mere few weeks. Professional obligations: forms of collaboration: arriving 2. Participant observation (culture is learned through doing interaction with people asking questions/ what is appropriate. Consensus and surveys: trust with the people/context. Formal and informal interviews: come from observation. Key informant: someone well versed on their culture/ work closely with this person. Field notes: serious notes of what is happening.
