FIELDWORK IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: METHODS AND ETHICS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Distinguish between ethnography & ethnology. 2. Identify major ethnographic techniques & what type of information is gained from each technique. 3. Outline the history & development of ethnography. 4. Summarize how anthropologists study cultures. 5. Describe the scientific method and how it is used to develop theories of cultural change and diversity.

OUTLINE OF LECTURE•Scientific Method•Ethnography•Techniques•Survey Research•Ethical Issues

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

SCIENTIFIC METHOD _______________________

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD What is a hypothesis?

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD Hypotheses are subject to ____________________Must be _______________

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD What is a theory?

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Can you think of an example of a theory?.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD Induction

Deduction

SCIENTIFIC METHOD Four basic steps:_____________ _____________

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ETHNOGRAPHY

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FIELDWORK The collection of data during an ______________ ______________________ with the people in whose ____________________ they are interested

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DATA COLLECTION

Qualitative•1.

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Quantitative•1.

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PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION Best way to _________________________

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Allows for _________________________ contact with the ___________

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION

Benefits_______________________

The ___________ effect: ____________________ ____________________

OBSERVATION Look at everything:__________________

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INTERVIEWS Interviews1.2.

What information can be gained from these types of interviews?

ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Why did it come about? Dangers for the _____________ AAA standard code of ethics____________________________________

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