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What is Ethnography?
What is Ethnography?
What common emotion is referred to as Culture Shock?
What common emotion is referred to as Culture Shock?
What does Participant Observation involve?
What does Participant Observation involve?
What is Anthropology?
What is Anthropology?
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What is Cultural Relativism?
What is Cultural Relativism?
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Where are the Tswana from?
Where are the Tswana from?
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What is a value emphasized by the Agta?
What is a value emphasized by the Agta?
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What issues did Anthropology address in the 1970s?
What issues did Anthropology address in the 1970s?
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What riddle has puzzled evolutionary biologists?
What riddle has puzzled evolutionary biologists?
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Where did the research for building a health clinic take place?
Where did the research for building a health clinic take place?
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Study Notes
Fieldwork and Ethnography
- Fieldwork involves first-hand information gathering.
- Ethnography produces reports based on the observations from fieldwork.
Cultural Concepts
- Culture Shock occurs when individuals feel out of place in unfamiliar cultural settings.
- Participant Observation requires engaging with a community to gain insights through activities and interactions.
- Informants (or fixers) are cultural insiders who explain cultural nuances to researchers.
Anthropological Subfields
- Applied Anthropology focuses on community projects to address specific cultural needs.
- Collaborative Anthropology emphasizes community involvement to ensure project sustainability.
- Paleoanthropology investigates human origins through genetics and fossils.
- Archaeology studies material culture, focusing on object significance.
Culture and Social Dynamics
- Culture encompasses learned behaviors and beliefs, enabling social networking and adaptability.
- Enculturation is the process by which individuals learn cultural norms.
- Sanctions can be external (loss of privileges) or internal (feelings of guilt) in response to norm violations.
Key Theoretical Concepts
- Reflexivity involves questioning personal beliefs and biases.
- Cultural Relativism promotes understanding other cultures from their own perspective.
- Ethnocentrism judges other cultures using one's cultural standards.
Symbols and Communication
- Dominant Discourse often reflects ethnocentric perspectives.
- Symbolic Communication is an abstract form of communication that signifies group belonging and reality manipulation.
- The Swastika symbolizes good luck in Sanskrit, while The Stainless Banner represents a specific socio-political identity.
Global Cultural Insights
- Modern behavior first emerged in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.
- Human children excel in social skills compared to other species.
- Deaf and Black communities report difficulties with facial masks in social contexts.
Cultural Groups
- The Tswana originate from Southern Africa.
- The Agta from the Philippines depict values of gender equality, friendship, and social acceptance through their stories.
Anthropological Developments in the 1970s
- Shift towards recognizing anthropologists as informants and updating the ethnographic present.
- Addressing issues of power, colonialism, and racism in cultural contexts.
- The evolution of universal education and its impact on cultural understanding.
Cooperative Behavior and Storytelling
- Evolutionary biologists study how humans learned cooperative behaviors essential for societal functioning.
- Stories play a crucial role in understanding human cooperation and societal norms.
Importance of Fieldwork in Health
- Anthropological fieldwork is essential for building community health resources and addressing local needs.
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Test your understanding of key concepts in cultural anthropology such as fieldwork, ethnography, culture shock, and participant observation. This quiz will help reinforce your knowledge and application of these essential methods in the study of cultures.
