ANTHRO 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Ethnography, Vocab (Song), Emic And Etic
7 Nov 2016
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Informed consent an agreement sought by eth(cid:374)ographers" form community members to take part in research. Participant observation a characteristic ethnographic technique, taking part in the events one is observing, describing, and analyzing. Interview schedule ethnographic tool for structuring a formal interview. A prepared form guides interviews with households or individuals being compared systematically. This contrasts with a questionnaire because the researcher has personal contact and records people"s a(cid:374)s(cid:449)ers. Genealogical method procedures by which ethnographers discover and record connections of kinship, descent, and marriage, using diagrams and symbols. Key cultural consultant an expert on a particular aspect of local life who helps the ethnographer understand that aspect. Life history of a cultural consultant; provides a personal cultural portrait of existence or change in a culture. Emic the research strategy that focuses on native explanations and criteria of significance. Etic the resear(cid:272)h strategy that e(cid:373)phasizes the o(cid:271)ser(cid:448)er"s rather tha(cid:374) the (cid:374)ati(cid:448)es" explanations, categories, and criteria of significance.
