ANT E105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Emic And Etic, Franz Boas, Ethnology
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What is unique about ethnographic fieldwork, and why do anthropologists conduct. Ethnographic fieldwork: research strategy for understanding the world through intense interaction with a local community of people over an extended period of time. Salvage ethnography: fieldwork strategy developed to rapidly collect cultural, material, linguistic, and biological information. Cultural relativism: understanding a group"s beliefs and practices within their own cultural context, without making judgments. Bronislaw malinowski is the father of fieldwork . Participant observation is the cornerstone of fieldwork. The literature review provides a crucial background for the experiences to come. They conclude by assembling the anthropologist"s toolkit all the equipment needed to conduct research. Establish rapport relationship or trust and familiarity with members of the community. Anthropologists seek out people who will be their advisors, teachers, and guides sometimes called key informants. Central to their data-gathering strategy, anthropologists write detailed field notes. Mapping: takes many forms and produces many different products.
