PDF-(BOOK)-Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology

This is a major textbook in research methods for cultural anthropologists by a worldrenowned scholar The text reflects the significant changes that have taken place in the study of anthropology over the last decade and includes many examples from real field projects The author lays out the major methods of designing research and collecting and analyzing data in a systematic scientific fashion He addresses todays anthropologists concern with applied work quantification sampling and validity balanced with discussions of more traditional methods In addition to standard methodological topics Bernard includes sections on choosing the right research project taking managing and coding field notes and conducting comprehensive litera. . Anthropology 1. Fall 2014. Katherine Schaefers, Instructor. Office: 3102 . Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1-2pm. “To make the . strange. . familiar. , and the . familiar. . strange. ”. Strangeness, the unfamiliar is scary and can lead to misguided feelings of anger and hate, which may eventually lead to warfare and death.. What is Happening to Anthropology and Ethnography?. Marietta Baba. Science, Technology and Society Revisited:. What’s Happening to . Anthropology and Ethnography. Marietta L. Baba. 19. th. Century Anthropology . Session aims . To explore what social anthropology as a discipline is . To identify how social anthropology contributes to understandings of health and illness . To identify how culture as a social context relates to and affects health. #1 - #6. . . . . or how to make sense. out of. Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 of the text . . .. Major Periods in the History of Physical Anthropology. “Pre-Scientific Period” (to 1859). Period of Evolutionism and Concern over Races (1860 - ca. 1940). The purpose of Anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.. Ruth Benedict (1887 - 1948). . Digging for Meaning?  Not Always.. .  . A common misconception is that anthropologists only deal with digging into the past (this is actually archaeology).  . for Anthropology. Cultural . Anthropology:. Principles and Practices of Digital Data Management. 2. Recommended citation:. Oths, Kathryn. “Cultural Anthropology: . Principles . and Practices of Digital Data . Medical Anthropology and Biocultural Approaches . Medical Anthropological Approach. . How . can we understand the intersection between medicine and culture. ?. What are the relationships among “disease,” “illness,” and “wellness. EPPL 604. Anthropology. Perspective . Albatross Experience. Pay careful attention to what you observe. What is anthropology?. Anthropology is the study of human behavior. It includes four broad fields – cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, physical anthropology and archaeology. . What is culture? . How do cultural anthropologists study culture? . Tuesday February 26. th. , 2013 . We will understand what. culture . and . cultural anthropology . is . We will understand how . culture varies . 7273ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHR Magic Religion and WitchcraftComparative study of religion magic and supernatural beliefs and practices Dynamics and function of religion Formation of sexual and gender identiti Anthropology: The cultural and physical study of humans across all geographical areas over time. Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology: the application of anthropology to legal matters. What Does a Forensic . Howard Culbertson. Southern Nazarene University. Lewis Henry Morgan . 1818-1881. A 19th century scholar who developed the evolutionary approach. Pioneered the comparative study of culture. Sir Edward B. Tylor . History and Anthropology. Historiography, term 1 . Antonio Gramsci, 1891-1937. ‘Prison Notebooks’ published into English in early 1970s. . He attempted to break from the economic determinism of tradition Marxist . Lavenda. , Dods, and Mulholland. Chapter 1: The Anthropological Perspective. on the Human Condition. The Anthropological Perspective: The Cross-disciplinary Discipline. Anthropology and the Concept of Culture.