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27: Case Study- Chagnon entering the Yanomamo Society
28: Problems of ethnographers in an alien society:
29: The Stages of fieldwork:
30: What importance may the sex of the anthropologist have on the ethnographic process?
31: Participant Observation
32: Fieldwork
33: Important Definitions
34: Demonstrate how anthropological theory has shaped the organisation and interpretation of fieldwork data in one ethnography you have studied.
35: Introduction to Anthropology
36: Helpful Hints for Exam Essay Answers
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26: Problems of Doing Fieldwork: Beals in Gopalpur
What was the topic Beals chose and why did he choose it?
Beals chose to compare two neighbouring villages in India, with one
being irrigated and the other unirrigated. He chose to do this because
27: Case Study- Chagnon entering the Yanomamo Society
At first, the Yanomamo did not readily accept Chagnon. He was greeted
by a group of scary men looking hostile and ready to attack him, and had
to endure these men ?examining him? with their hands fu
28: Problems of ethnographers in an alien society:
Ethnocentrism
Informants
Language
Gender
Hypotheses
Practicalities
Culture shock
Recording information
Acceptance
29: The Stages of fieldwork:
Stage 1- Adjustment.
? Coping w/ culture shock and adjusting to the surrounding environment,
and in some cases the idea of not being welcome/being regarded as stupid
or inferior.
? Being cautious
30: What importance may the sex of the anthropologist have on the ethnographic process?
There are many factors which can influence the ethnographic process
for an anthropologist, and a very important one is his/her sex. This essay
will examine the different attitudes towards sex, the p
31: Participant Observation
Used by Malinowski in his study of the Trobrianders.
Used by Chagnon with the Yanomamo.
One of the most popular and widely used research methods is Participant
Observation. Participant observation
32: Fieldwork
Fieldwork- Working on gathering information, data, research etc. on
a certain people.
Research methods
Quantitative (give number and/or ?yes? and ?no? answers)
? Surveys- a broad overview o
33: Important Definitions
Acculturation- culture change brought about by contact between people
with different cultures. Usually refers to the loss of traditional culture
when the members of small-scale cultures adopt elemen
34: Demonstrate how anthropological theory has shaped the organisation and interpretation of fieldwork data in one ethnography you have studied.
The ways in which a society organises itself are often centred around
one anthropological theory which forms a basis for all that is done within
that society, e.g. rituals, ceremonies etc.. This ess
35: Introduction to Anthropology
There are four fields of Anthropology:
Biological Anthropology- concentrates on the biology of humans, the
evolution of the species, and the study of variation in the behaviour and
physical make-up
36: Helpful Hints for Exam Essay Answers
- Read the question very carefully. If it asks you write about different
theories about something, do so. If it asks you to refer to ?ethnography?,
it means more than one. If it asks you to only ref
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