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| form (guide) used to structure a formal, but personal, interview |
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| form used by sociologists to obtain comparable information from respondents |
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| using diagrams and symbols to record kin connections |
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| expert on a particular aspect of local life |
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| of a key consultant; a personal portrait of someone's life in a culture |
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| research strategy focusing on local explanations and meanings |
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| people who teach an ethnographer about their culture |
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| research strategy emphasizing the ethnographer's explanations and categories |
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| long-term study, usually based on repeated visits |
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| the study of society through sampling, statistical analysis, and impersonal data collection |
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| a smaller study group chosen to represent a larger population |
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| a sample in which all population members have an equal chance of inclusion |
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| attributes that differ from one person or case to the next |
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| large, populous societies (e.g., nations) with stratification and a government |
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| agreement to take part in research - after having been informed about its nature, procedures, and possible impacts |
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| idea (19th century) of a single line or path of cultural development |
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| idea (Boas) that histories are not comparible; diverse paths can lead to the same cultural result |
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| approach focusing on the role (function) of sociocultural practices in social systems |
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| (studying societies) at one time |
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| (studying societies) across time |
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| idea (Harris) that cultural infrastructure determines structure and superstructure |
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| (Kroeber) the special domain of culture, beyond the organic and inorganic realms |
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| 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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| the actions of individuals, alone and in groups, that create and transform culture |
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| the web of interrelated economic and power relations in society |
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