ANTH 1120 Chapter : Ethnographic Methods - Interpreting and Analysing Difference
14 May 2013
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Sept 19: ethnographic methods: interpreting and analyzing difference. [15: by participating in the lives of others and in their cultural practices, the anthropologist can take himself or herself as a subject of investigation. Deep play: notes on the balinese cockfight. in the. [423: coconut managers have absolute authority, (odd and even money) two types of bets: single axial bet in the center between the principals (large) or the cloud of peripheral around the ring between members of the audience(small). [433: money does matter but in a materialistic society matter matters more that if you risk the more pride, poise, masculinity you risk aswell. [434: addict gamblers are more in smaller fights, men who fight large cock fights have the highest status [435, deep cockfight is fundamentally a dramatization of status concerns, facts: Man doesnt bet against cock owned by member of his own kingroup. Either bets for the kingroups cock or not at all (usually)
