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relativistic perspective
ability to see culture through another person’s eyes without judgment


ethnography

discover and descriptive account of one society that is produced as a result of Participant Observation

tactic culture
cultural knowledge that people lack words for
explicit culture
cultural knowledge that people can talk about
culture
learned and shared knowledge that people use to generate behavior and interpret experience
Qualitative Research
is primarily exploratory research. It is used to gain an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and motivations. It provides insights into the problem or helps to develop ideas or hypotheses for potential quantitative research
3 things that can impede ethnography:
ethnocentrism

cultural shock


Naive realism

Naive realism
that people everywhere see the world in the same way

4 sub fields of culture

archaeology


physical anthropology (biological)


cultural anthropology (ethnology)


linguistics





Archaeology
the study of past human behavior through the analysis of material culture
Physical (Biological) Anthropology –
the study of human anatomy or remains to b etter understand human behavior
Cultural Anthropology (Ethnology) –
the study of human behavior through participant observation in contemporary societies
Applied Anthropology
the use of anthropological knowledge to help solve real world or practical problems (all good anthropology is applied) use anthro to fix things.

ethnology

theory...comparative component of Cultural Anthropology

Theories that explain human behavior based on a comparison of more than one society. take these theories and try to find patterns

methodology
way or method a scientist collects data--participant observation is most important aspect of this.
Globalization
encompasses a series of processes that work to make modern nations and people increasingly interlinked and mutually dependent.
Culture
Beliefs and behaviors learned by members of a society. cant see it. abstract.
Society
the multiple ways in which groups of people are organized and stratified.
“psychic unity of man”
All humans are equally cultured –
“Cultural Relativism”
Cultural Relativism”

cultural barrel model is composed of what 3

infrastructure, social structure, superstructure

infrastructure
nfrastructure – that part of culture related to meeting a societies basic needs; subsistence and reproduction (Subistence Strategy and Economic System)(needs)