Anthropology Cultural quiz 2

concepts of participant observation

maintaining objectivity while immersed in the studied environment.  

rapport building

the essential, ongoing process of establishing trust, respect, and open communication with research participants to gain deep, nuanced insights into a culture

cultural relativism

the principle that a person's beliefs and activities should be understood based on their own culture, rather than judged by the standards of another.

holistic nature of anthropology

it examines all interconnected aspects of human life—biological, cultural, linguistic, and historical—to gain a complete understanding of the human condition, rather than focusing on isolated parts.

the subfields of anthropology

Cultural/Sociocultural Anthropology, Biological/Physical Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, and Archaeology.

humanistic and scientific theories and methods

etic vs emic perspective

The emic perspective is the insider view, capturing how members of a culture or group understand their own beliefs and behaviors from within. In contrast, the etic perspective is the outsider view, where a researcher uses their own theoretical framework to analyze and interpret the culture from an external, objective standpoint