ANTH 1150 Chapter 1: Text Notes- Chapter One - Cultural Anthropology
10 Jan 2012
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Anth 1150 cultural anthropology chapter one notes. Anthropology: the study of humankind of ancient and modern people and their ways of living. Fieldwork: refers to firsthand experience with the people being studied. Involves integration into a community through long-term residence and knowledge of the local language and customs while maintaining role of the observer. Fieldnotes: the data collected by anthropologists. (journal, logs, diaries, etc) Interviews: rely entirely on research subjects as sources of knowledge. Participant observation: places the ethnographer at the scene where a combination of direct observation and interviewing provides the evidence from which ethnographic accounts are constructed. Direct systematic behaviour observations: refer to the study of activity patterns that show patterns of action and interaction of the people we study. Culture shock: is the feeling of anxiety and disorientation that develops in an unfamiliar situation when there is confusion about how to behave or what to expect.
