Anthro 102 1st Edition Lecture 3I. Methods in Anthropologya. 4 Methodsi. Conducting fieldworkii. Fieldwork techniquesiii. Analyzing dataiv. Sensitive issues in fieldworkII. Anthropological Methods: Conducting Fieldworka. From the arm chair to the fieldb. Malinowski-father of field worki. Very much involved inc. Participate observation-certain place, local cultured. Process of Field Worki. Choosing what to studyii. Preparationse. Field Dynamicsi. Building Reportii. Holistic ApproachThese 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.1. Needs to understand all aspects of culture to understand itiii. Multisited research- fieldwork conducted on a topic in more than one locationiv. Status of Anthropologist- “type of info you get”1. Age2. Gender3. Race4. Classf. Culture ShockIII. Field Work Techniquesa. Combination of qualities and quantitative techniques b. Etic (objective) vs. emic (subjective) perspectivesc. Qualitivate approach (emic) i. Unstructured observationii. Daily field notes-2 types1. Jotting2. Later expand/elaborated. Quantitative approach (statistical, numerical) and (etici. Structured interviewsii. SurveysIV. Qualative Research is systematic discoverya. Generating knowledge of social events and processes and their meaningb. Exploring human interactions and how they interpret/interact with the world around themc. Analysis of patternsd. Qualitivaitve researchersi. Value natural setting, where lived experiences1. Can be better understoode. Qualitative researchers can follow an inductive approach through unstructured methodsi. Beranda Anthropology- outskirt of village, invite people to your home to do interviewV. Field Work Techniquesa. Expression of researchers in participants, words. Images, and sometimes in numberi. Language has symbolic meetingii. Important to listen carefully as informants talk about their experienceiii. Raw data=narrative b. Qualitative research process is flexible, emergent and iterative (builds on itself)i. Study design not fixedii. Finding emerge constantly iii. Analysis ongoingc. Reflexivity is vital as you question and observe yourselfi. Partnership with participantsii. You are a key research instrumentd. Not sufficient to just observe or just interview; must do bothe. Need to combine different techniques for gathering data (triangulation)i. Life historiesii. Historical sources- “what is available in archives?”iii. “Texts”-interview transcripts, literatureiv. Field notesf. Equipment Used in the Field i. Notebookii. Penciliii. Audio recordingsiv. Photographsv. Videosg. Sensitive Issues in Field Worki. Ethics1. AAA code- American Anthropoligal Association2. Informed consentii. Safety and Securityiii. Accountability to research subjectsiv. Collaboration with research