Jonathan Mangini Anthropology Prof Milena Lecture Notes 104 01 Marchesi Sep 23 WHY ETHNOGRAPHY Anderson Ken Ethnographic Research A Key Strategy Harvard Business Review having no discriminatory predispositions Ethnography is used by a number academic disciplines and utilized behind the classroom in the job field Characteristics of Ethnography According to Lecont and Schensul The importance of entering an observation with an open mind and 1 Carried out in natural setting 2 Inimate Face Face interaction 3 Presents accurate reflection of participant and perspective and be 4 Utilizes inductive interactive and recursive data collection to build 5 Frames all human behaviors within a sociopolitical and historical 6 Uses the concept of culture as a lens through which to interpret haviors local cultural context study results Field notes are spur of the moment first hand experiences recorded on pa per DATA quantitative and qualitative News Coverage CODING Interpretation and Analysis Ethical issues in Anthropology Field notes Interviews Images Film Official Documents Artifacts theories Group will feel intruded upon Group will feel inferior like lab rats test subjects Group will feel obligated to answer questions May not want to be documented Participant cannot interfere with culture Predisposition toward cultural group Statement of Core Principles for Anthropological Fieldwork Do not harm Obtain Voluntary Informed consent Protect Anonymity Example of unethical study Human Terrain System