ANT102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ethnocentrism, Trobriand Islands, Participant Observation
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Armchair approach based on written accounts from explorers/missionaries. Were often white males, very ethnocentric, considered others primitive . Veranda approach took root in the 1900s, interviewed natives from their verandas didn"t get the whole picture because took natives out of environment only interviewing certain natives, very partial and biased. Participant observation learning about a culture by living with them for an extended time first practiced by malinowski, studied people of the trobriand islands involves extensive research into the language of the people participating in everyday life. Few, if any, isolated cultures still remain due to globalization. Multisited research: fieldwork conducted on a specific topic in more than one location. Examples: studying mobile populations, tourism, study of african american hairstyles (visit salons) Stages to doing fieldwork: beginning the fieldwork process. Choosing a research topic (topic inspiration, literature review) Permissions (community/individuals, ethical issues, informed consent: working in the field. Etic (deductive, start with a hypothesis and test it)
