ANTHRCUL 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Human Terrain System, Emic And Etic, Participant Observation

• School: U of M
• Department: Anthropology, Cultural
• Course: ANTHRCUL 101
• Professor: Holly Peters- Golden

Document Summary

Emic: research strategy focusing on local explanations and meanings; seeks native viewpoint . Cultural consultants: people who teach an ethnographer about their culture. Etic: (science oriented) research strategy emphasizing the ethnographer"s explanations and categories. Emic vs. etic: illness refers to a culture"s (emic) perception and explanation of bad health, whereas disease refers to the scientific (etic) explanation of poor health, involving known pathogens. Key cultural consultant: expert on a particular aspect of local life. Life history: of a key consultant; a personal portrait of someone"s life in a culture. Longitudinal research: long-term study of a community region, society, culture, or other unit, usually based on repeated visits. Rapport: a good, friendly working relationship based on personal contact, with their hosts. Interview schedule: form (guide) used to structure a formal, but personal, interview; allows ethnography to be both quantitative and qualitative. Questionnaire: form used by sociologists to obtain comparable information from respondents.