Anthro 205 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I Anthropology a Origin of the Word b Definitions and Definition used by teacher c Subfields and Types II Culture a Definitions and Definition used by teacher b Key Questions and observations III Terms a Ethnocentrism Vs Cultural Relativism b Example IV Works Cited Page Outline of Current Lecture I Ethnography a Origins of the Word b Definitions and Definitions given by the teacher c Observations II Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology a Methods 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 b Observations Current Lecture Ethnography Origins of the Word Ethno means a combining form meaning race people or culture coming from Greek origins ethno Graphy also coming from the Greek is a combining form denoting a process or form of drawing writing representing recording describing etc or an art or science concerned with such a process graphy Definition Descriptive study of a particular human society or the process of making such a study Contemporary ethnography is based almost entirely on fieldwork and requires the complete immersion of the anthropologist in the culture and everyday life of the people who are the subject of his study The Editors Definitions given by the teacher A systematic research process based on first hand long term participatory field work It also refers to the end result of this research a written description of the people or topic studied OBS It was initially a process with more apparent use in anthropology It is now present in other areas other than Anthropology Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology o Participant observation in depth interviews as well as other research methods o Descriptive but systematically documented experience OBS Observation Research in its natural habitat Most of the research is done through insertions of researchers within the cultural aspect of the topic being studied rather than the mere study of the cultural aspect of the topic being studied OBS Anthropology usually studies non western culture Works Cited ethno Dictionary com Unabridged Random House Inc 02 Feb 2015 Dictionary com http dictionary reference com browse ethno The Editors of the Encyclop dia Britannica Ethnography Www britannica com Encyclop dia Britannica 23 Oct 2014 Web 02 Jan 2015 http 253A 252F 252Fwww britannica com 252FEBchecked 252Ftopic 252F194292 252Fethnography graphy Dictionary com Unabridged Random House Inc 02 Feb 2015 Dictionary com http dictionary reference com browse graphy