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| key cultural consultants (informants) |
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| An expert on a particular aspect of local life who helps the ethnographer understand that aspect |
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| procedures by which ethnographers discover and record connections of kinship |
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| an agreement sought by ethnographers from community members to take part in research |
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| of cultural consultant; provides a personal portrait of existence or change in culture |
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| talks face to face with people, ask questions and writes down the answer |
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| A characteristic ethnographic technique; taking part in the events one is observing |
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| characteristic research procedure among social scientist other than anthropologist. studies society through sampling, statistical analysis, and impersonal data collection |
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| culture shock issues: AAA Codes of Ethics, features of ethical research |
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Make sure to research will do no harm to the people you are studying
all factual information (for scholarship and science)
release information to the public
relationships with students and trainees
informed consent
collaborative relationships
inclusion of host country colleagues in planning, funding request, and dissemination of results
"giving something back" |
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| ethnographic methods (ethical research) |
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| study small, exclusive cultures of their daily lives rather than statistical techniques. quality < quantity |
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| fieldwork (ethical research) |
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| participant observation (ethical research) |
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| record initial impressions, be accurate, observers, and recorders of what the see in the field |
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| rapport building (ethical research) |
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| a good, friendly, working relationship based on personal contact with the host |
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| interviews (ethical research) |
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| naming phase- asking name after the subject is around ,then pose more complex questions and understanding replies, then understanding conversation between villagers |
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| genealogies (ethical research) |
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| tracing family trees and degrees of relationship.in many non industrial societies where everyone is related rules of behavior are attatched to particular kin relations |
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| work with key consultant (ethical research) |
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| ethnographers try and find and get to know people who know more about the subject they are trying to cover e.g Rakoto and Tuesdaysfather |
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| life histories (ethical research) |
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| enthographers record and video tape for later analysis and reveal how specific people precive and react and contribute to changes that effect there lives |
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