ANTH 021 1st Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I. Researching CultureA. Changing Research Methods in Cultural AnthropologyB. Doing Fieldwork in Cultural AnthropologyOutline of Current Lecture B. Doing Fieldwork in Cultural Anthropology (cont.)C. Urgent Issues in Cultural Anthropology ResearchCurrent Lecture B. Doing Fieldwork in Cultural Anthropology (cont.)6. Microcultures and Fieldwork- Class, race, gender, age and other microcultural factors may affect how local people will perceive and welcome an anthropologist7. Culture Shock- Feelings ofo Uneasiness, loneliness and anxiety that occur when a person shifts from one culture to another oneo Reduced competence as a cultural actor- Can include problems with food, language barriers, and loneliness - Reverse culture shock may occur after coming home8. Fieldwork Techniques- Research and data- Recording culture - Data analysis9. Two Major Research Approaches - Etic (outside)o Data collected according to the outside researchers’ questions and categorieso “Deductive”; goal of being able to test a hypothesiso Often emphasizes quantitative datao “Armchair” approach, sociological approach- Emic (inside)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Seeks to understand what insiders say and understand about their culture, their categories of thinkingo “Inductive”; not hypothesis driveno Often emphasizes qualitative datao Participant observation - Data Analysiso Qualitative dataa. Descriptive field notesb. Narrativesc. Myths and storiesd. Songs and sagase. Computers used to search for tropeso Quantitative dataa. Statistics10. Representing Culture- Ethnography: descriptive writing about a cultureo The main way cultural anthropologists present their findingso Early ethnographies wrote about “exotic” cultures located far from Europe and North America. Often these cultures were represented as boundedo Ethnographies have changed in the recent decadesC. Urgent Issues in Cultural Anthropology Research 1. Ethics in Anthropology - Prompted by Project Camelot and the Vietnam War- In 1971, a standard code of ethics was adopted by the AAA- DOES NOT condone “undercover” research- The anthropologist’s main responsibility is to ensure the safety of the people participating in the research2. Safety in the Field - Physical and psychological risks- Violence- Warzone anthropologyo Provides important insights into militarization, protectionand post conflict reconstructiono Requires special training and