DAYTON ANT150 LITKA --test 3 FINAL

the field

1. preparation
2.ethics
3.methods

praticality

quiality of being suitable for a particular occasion// use

Institutional Review Board (IRB), Informed Consent

Both deal with permission to be more reliable and respected

· IRB- Permission of the university to do your project. Gives sense of legitimacy.
· Informed Consent- permission from local people/ government

Ethics and manipulative questions

mean girls example

Qualitative vs. quantitative data

Qualitative: observable, cant be expressed as a number (religion, gender, social status)
Quantitative: statistics/measurable, can be expressed as a number (test, hours of study, weight)

Image

straightforward picture

text

interpretive.... explains & gives background of image

visual anthropology issue/debate

Visual Anthropology (sub-field): cultural knowledge, sharing, preservation vs. locals as objects of spectacle, display and invasion

they can show what they want, we never get full picture... (what is shown on tv is not full picture)

Litka's research study

Coba: recreational &heritage tourism

themes: family life (extended fams) & findings (local power tourism management i.e.: corruption, lack of linguistics, power struggles)

Globalization

increase connection between people and the world in many ways

Acculturation

when someone gets used to the local and cultural environment

diffusion

widespread of cultural items
-i.e. spanish music in usa

cultural imperialism

the imposition by one usually politically or economically dominant community of various aspects of its own culture onto another, non-dominant community

Glocalization

the practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations

ie: chinese buffets

authenticity

cultures change even on their own. It can also mean something that is true or something that is never changing

exist? Y&N
no cultural never been untouched/changed but if youre talking about cultural being in touch w others, then y

Symbolic crossing of boundaries

what is one way in which social media has altered our culture?

body image

tourist

stays in hotels and doesnt blend in, they need amenities

traveler

tries to immerse themselves in culture & blend in

Heritage tourism

historic sites geared towards any aspect of past i.e.: ruins, monuments, buildings

(case study: chichen Itza, mexico. new wonder of the world)

slum tourism

aka dark tourism.... the objective is to look at history of poor places and see how they live

cultural tourism

focuses on living people and their cultural environment, strong connection w anthropological approach

ecological / wildlife tourism

ziplining, hiking, camping, rafting, scuba diving, animals
anthropomorphizing pets
case study: diving w great white sharks

Stakeholders

any persons or groups who will be affected by an action

Cancun, Mexico

50-60 years ago it was like: underdevelopped

how did it imperialize? western governments made it a tourist destination, imposing our culture to another

dark tourism

having tragic past

-9/11

playing into stereotypes (sheltered authenticity)

they can benefit from it... the Masai warriors allow people to come and watch but they have to pay to see

Tourism and exotic animals

it is a bad idea to have contact w exotic animals bc you can spread illness to the animal or vise versa

disneys tactics

gift store location, marketing, and underground infirmary

Symbolism

A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well

Importance of corn among the Maya

-they believed humans were made of corn
-represents local power
-nutrition

food restrictions

Judaism and Islam dont eat pork bc pigs are "dirty" animal and have bad rep due to toxins

passover seder

every food is symbolic, eat matzah bc israelites fled and only had time for bread but no time to rise

food time/size

USA- big meal of the day dinner
Latin America- big meal of the day lunch

video: fat or fiction

Gavage: force feeding of young girls for marriage
-Fat=beautiful
-Happens in Mauritania, North-West Africa

medical pluralism

Doctor-Patient Relationship
Curing and remedies (medical pluralism)

Maya 'alux'

Alux: "corn god" a trickster figure in the cornfields.

-Coca leaves and adaptation

Coca leaves help with headaches, stomach aches, help alleviate hunger and pain. In Bolivia.

Orangutans

+Found in Indonesia and Malesia

+characteristics:
-solidarity (no hierarchies)
-mother and baby usually stay together for 10 years

+threat: deforestation for palmoil
-starve due to it
-get burned when trees burn down

+rehabilitation
-taken care of until they learn everything then released
-emotional trauma, illness

solutions: spread awareness, donate, responsible tourism

Applied Anthropology

takes knowledge an anthropologist already has and puts is in a real-world situation. Applying knowledge and theory to practice

Over-innovation

tendency of an anthropologist to change a culture doing too much too soon
· Ex. Mauritania

under-differentiation

anthropologists assume that everyone is the same.
Ex. Maya (because they are all Maya, they have the same understanding)

Socratic vs. Didactic

Socratic- USA, encourage critical thinking and discussion. Teaches values learning from student, being yourself

Didactic- China, learning more in recitation, memorization. An idea of getting good grades rather than understanding

sheltered authenticity

getting s feel for culture in your own home

ie. renaissance fair

dog meat

is it acceptable?
cultural realitivism: yes
moral: no... the people believe tourchering makes them release a toxin that makes them sweeter

naturalistic

based on impersonal causes

ie bacteria and genetics

personalistic

karma-- more personalized

business etiquette

usa: emphasizes time is money(on time)
dubai: wants to know you first (late= okay)

mcdonalds in brazil

come during lunch (they go home for lunch) take to beach (greasy= gross)

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