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Research Methods in Anthropology

Research Methods in Anthropology. Field Research. Double category- Anthropologist & Primatologist. Participant observation. The careful watching of a group, in some cases living with its members and participating in their culture. Oral History.

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Research Methods in Anthropology

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  1. Research Methods in Anthropology

  2. Field Research Double category- Anthropologist & Primatologist

  3. Participant observation The careful watching of a group, in some cases living with its members and participating in their culture

  4. Oral History Interviewing people who participated in or observed past events

  5. Interviews

  6. Ethnography Ethnology: The study of the origins & cultures of different races & peoples Ethnography: The written account of a culture

  7. Ethnographer’s use participant observation to study: • Marriage customs • Political systems • Economic systems • Religion • Art • Music • Technology

  8. Genealogyaka- Family History Study of families & the tracing of their lineages and history.

  9. Genealogy -oral history, historical records & genetic analysis provide information about a family -Demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members

  10. Archaeological Excavation Physical Anthropologists dig for evidence then categorize & draw conclusions

  11. Decolonizing Research Methods Psychologists Sigmund Freud Carl Jung Abraham Maslow Ivan Pavlov Carl Rogers B.F. Skinner Thomas Bouchard Mary Ainsworth LetaStetter-Hollingworth Carol Gilligan Erik Erikson 8/11 white males Sociologists Emile Durkheium Karl Marx Edward said Max Weber Dorothy smith Charles Wright-Mills Reginald Bibby Gordon Allport Geore Dei IbnKhaldun 7/10 white males Anthropologists • Noam Chompsky • Charles Darwin • Jane Goodall • Leakey Family • Margaret Mead • Edward Sapir • Marvin Harris • Richard Lee • BiruteGaldikas • Sherry Ortner 6/10 white males

  12. Decolonizing Research Methods Can we trust the results of the research we have?

  13. What bias might develop in the future?

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