ANTHRO 9 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cornrows, Cultural Appropriation, Participant Observation
Document Summary
Fieldwork- method used to study ppl to understand how human societies are organized. As a social science- gathering data, scientific method to examine how the social world works. As an art- ability to an outsider and interact. Avenues of ethnographic fieldwork: scientific aims, good conditions, methods. Goals of ethnographic fieldwork: documentation, concrete evidence, details of life, native"s view and utterances - to understand the organization of the tribe and the anatomy of its culture. Imponderabilia of actual life - details of life as observed in full actuality. Corpus inscriptionum - documenting group mentality, characteristic of native thought and folklore. Deep play- (stakes are so high that it is irrational to participate) not just betting games they are about masculinity and animality. Try to understand ppl"s lives, what they do and why. Fieldwork informs daily life-can help make informed decisions, act morally and predict consequences in society. Shift in viewing people from other cultures as savages to natives .
