ANTH 4701 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Urban Anthropology, Participant Observation, Culture Shock
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Anthropological fieldwork in cities by foster and kemper. Introduction: the earliest anthropological research on city life took place only after world. War ii: urban anthropology is still in its professional adolescence, recent interest in cities as result of 3rd (possibly final) revolution. In the us, this occurred as a result of "running out" of indians and improved transportation to various parts of the world. The discovery of peasants: participant observation, anthropologists learned the local language, portable typewriters, miniature cameras, small tape recorders, antibiotics, radios and telephones. Getting settled: difficulties of settling in - finding a place to live, experiencing culture shock, establishing a plausible role, and finding informants, urban anthropologists gain privacy but feel both guilty and cheated. Meeting informants: scout several communities, doctoral candidates may claim role as becoming professor while older. Intermediaries - members of the group, local officials, or other social scientists anthropologists claim being a professor.
