SOSA 1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bilocation, Ethnography, Historical Particularism

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Sociol & Social Anthropology
• Course: SOSA 1002
• Professor: Brian Noble

Document Summary

It is designed to explore cultural phenomena where the researcher observes society from the point of view of the subject of the study. About being "in the relations" of everyday cultural life, and culture is "in the relations" of us. Studying different cultures means going to where the culture is, and experiencing it for yourself. Both the ethnographer, and the subject of their study are in the ethnography. Before: ethnographer studies historical context, literature written about them, learns enough language to participate and communicate. During: often focuses on one aspect of culture. The obligation to protect the privacy, uphold integrity of their study group, and meet the needs of their funding agency (may cause conflicting loyalties or ethical dilemma). Immersing oneself in a culture in the most effective way of understanding in-depth ways in which other people see with world, interact with it, and interact in it.