[ANTH 130] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 23 pages long Study Guide!
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Cultural anthropology: ethnography- study of a community, society, culture, folklore, ethnomusicology, medical anthropology, urban anthropology, rural (peasant) studies, business, education, migration, etc. Applied anthropology: work for non-academic clients (government, communities, businesses, etc, all four sub-disciplines of anthropology. Ethnographic research methods (fieldwork: quantitative, qualitative. Interviews: informal conversations, semi-structured interviews, structured interviews, survey research. Friday, january 13, 2017: open- no de nite answer, use 5 w"s. Who, what, where, when, why: close- yes or no. Variations on interviews: genealogical method, life histories, ethnohistory. Key cultural consultants (informants: research ethics. Interpretation of the data gathered: emic categories. Used by the people interviewed: etic categories. Formulating research questions > obtain funding > conducting research > Subject positions of the ethnographer: country of origin, class, race-ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences. Social theories current at time of research conducted: academic training of the ethnographer.
