ANP 220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Franz Boas, Cultural Relativism, Participant Observation
Document Summary
Ethnography that gives priority to cultural consultations on the topic, methodology, and written results of fieldwork. Also known as an informant or sometimes an interlocutor. Feelings of alienation and helplessness that result from rapid immersion in a new and different culture. The notion that cultures should be analyzed with reference to their own histories and values rather than according to the values of another culture. Also known as a consultant or sometimes an interlocutor. The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by observing people"s behavior and participating in their lives. The belief that some human populations are superior to others because of inherited, genetically transmitted characteristics. A theoretical positional in anthropology that focuses on issues of power and voice. Post modernists suggest that anthropological accounts are partial truths reflecting the backgrounds, training, and social positions of their authors. Historical particularism: each society is a collective representation of its unique historical past.
