Ethnographies
Anthropological Research Methods
Anthropological Research Perspectives
Qualitative Research Methods
100

She wrote the ethnography "Coming of Age in Samoa".

Margaret Mead

100

The in depth study of everyday practices and lives of people. A detailed description of a culture.

Ethnography

100

This describes what you should and should not do as a researcher.

Code of Ethics

100

Interaction between people and place, and spatial interaction with cultural practices

Social Map

200

Early idea that we must gather as much information on dying or disappearing cultures.

Salvage Ethnography

200

Going to the “wherever people are", to gather data on their way of being/living

Fieldwork

200

Descriptions of behaviors and beliefs from the perspective of the studied culture (insider).

Emic

200

This relies on a certain set of questions but allow the conversation to flow between participants

Interview

300

N!ai was from this cultural group

!Kung San

300

The anthropologist observes while engaging in the same activities as their informants. 

Participant Observation

300

Documenting for science without judgement.

Objectivity

300

A discussion among a group of selected individuals about a particular topic

Focus Group

400

A research method using your own lived experience to explore cultural phenomena

Autoethnography

400

These are used to describe what an anthropologist is observing.

Fieldnotes

400

Integrates qualitative and quantitative evidence for comprehensive analysis

Mixed-method

400

Collection of information from a sample of individuals through their responses to questions.

Survey

500

Ethnographic approach studying our own cultures, diasporas, and societal issues

Post-modern ethnography

500

Research to advocate for people groups or issues

Activism

500

Scientific approach not just testing or proving a hypothesis but interpreting the findings of a culture

Humanism

500

We watched a video of Social Mapping done in this store. 

Ikea

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