ANTH 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Urban Anthropology, Informed Consent

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Judgment sample: a sample of research informants selected according to how well they represent the larger population rather than on a random basis. Key informants: research subjects who are well versed in local cultural knowledge and representative of the larger community. Not all research in large-scale societies is urban : ex: study of rvers of north america (dorothy and david counts) Reflexive anthropology: the anthropology of anthropology, which focuses on the cultural and political bias in ethnographic research, the impacts of anthropologists on the people they study, and professional ethics: george marcus/james clifford. Polyphony: the many voices of people from all the different segments and groups that make up a society; a quality of ethnographic writing today that present multiple views of a culture. Some anthropologists go further with ethical responsibilities: o continuing obligation to people and communities: advocacy rules, expert witnesses.

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