ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Problem Solving, Salvage Ethnography, Participant Observation
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Lecture 3 may 23, 2013: a brief history of anthropology. Ethnography is the firsthand, - in-depth, personal study and representation (book, article, film) of a particular culture. Both research method, and form of representation. Balancing emic (insider) and etic (outsider) perspectives. Different from ethnology- the comparison of cross-cultural ethnographic data. Quantitative (statistical) surveys and questionnaires good for testing variable and identify large scale trends. Small scale, isolated, vulnerable or marginalized populations. Qualitative (descriptive) data gives detailed descriptive data of behaviour and beliefs. Anthropology no longer focuses on isolated and traditional cultures. The limits of statistics and the benefits of ethnography. Philipe bourgois- in search of respect, pg. The ethnographic process: defining the project, ethical guidelines, entering the field, gathering data, writing ethnography, defining the project. From salvage ethnography to problem oriented ethnography. The study and recording of cultural diversity before it is destroyed. Accurate, objective, scientific account of all aspects of culture. Specific problem to investigate, not whole culture.
