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Chapter 13 Vocabulary
Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2013

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Interview Schedule
Definition
form (guide) used to structure a formal, but personal, interview
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Questionnaire
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form used by sociologists to obtain comparable information from respondents
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Genealogical Method
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using diagrams and symbols to record kin connections
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Key Cultural Consultant
Definition
expert on a particular aspect of local life
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Life History
Definition
of a key consultant; a personal portrait of someone's life in a culture
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Emic
Definition
research strategy focusing on local explanations and meanings
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Cultural Consultants
Definition
people who teach an ethnographer about their culture
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Etic
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research strategy emphasizing the ethnographer's explanations and categories
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Longitudinal Research
Definition
long-term study, usually based on repeated visits
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Survey Research
Definition
the study of society through sampling, statistical analysis, and impersonal data collection
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Sample
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a smaller study group chosen to represent a larger population
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Random Sample
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a sample in which all population members have an equal chance of inclusion
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Variables
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attributes that differ from one person or case to the next
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Complex Societies
Definition
large, populous societies (e.g., nations) with stratification and a government
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Informed Consent
Definition
agreement to take part in research - after having been informed about its nature, procedures, and possible impacts
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Unilinear Evolutionism
Definition
idea (19th century) of a single line or path of cultural development
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Historical Particularism
Definition
idea (Boas) that histories are not comparible; diverse paths can lead to the same cultural result
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Functionalism
Definition
approach focusing on the role (function) of sociocultural practices in social systems
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Synchronic
Definition
(studying societies) at one time
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Diachronic
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(studying societies) across time
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Cultural Materialism
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idea (Harris) that cultural infrastructure determines structure and superstructure
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Superorganic
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(Kroeber) the special domain of culture, beyond the organic and inorganic realms
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Symbolic Anthropology
Definition
the study of symbols in their social and cultural context
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Interpretive Anthropology
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(Geertz) the study of a culture as a system of meaning
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Agency
Definition
the actions of individuals, alone and in groups, that create and transform culture
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Political Economy
Definition
the web of interrelated economic and power relations in society
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