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15 Cards in this Set
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informed consent
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agreement to take part in the research, after having been so informed
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participant observation
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taking part in the events one is observing, describing, and analyzing
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interview schedule
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the ethnographer talks face to face with people, asks the questions, and writes down the answers
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genealogical method
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recording of the ancestry of the local peoples the anthropologist is studying in an attempt to understand current social relations and to reconstruct history
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key cultural consultants
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people who by accident, experience, talent, or training can provide the most complete or useful information about particular aspects of life
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life history
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recollection of a lifetime of experiences to provide a more intimate and personal cultural portrait than would be possible otherwise
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emic approach
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a native-oriented approach investigates how local people think
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etic approach
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a scientist-oriented approach the shifts the focus from local observations, categories, explanations, and interpretations to those of the anthropologist
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problem-oriented ethnography
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entering the field with a specific problem to investigate, and they collect data relevant to that problem
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longitudinal research
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the long-term study of a community, region, society, culture, or other unit, usually based on repeated visits
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survey research
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involves sampling, impersonal data collection, and statistical analysis
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sample
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a manageable study group
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random sample
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all members of the population have an equal statistical chance of being chosen for inclusion
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variables
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attributes that vary among member of a sample or population
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complex societies
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large and populous societies with social stratification and central governments
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