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What is ethnography?
Culture writing - the anthropological description of peoples and cultures from the perspective of the subject
TRUE OR FALSE: Phenomenology believes in the existence of one absolute truth, and values logic and empiricism.
False - that's positivism!
What is the difference between 'emic' and 'etic'?
Etic - scientific/outsiders perspective, Emic - local/insiders perspective.
What is the three letter word we use to refer to ourselves in a kinship diagram?
Ego!
What is 'othering'?
The process of labelling someone/a group of people as 'other'/against the norm.
What is 'epistemology'?
A theory of knowledge; it concerns how we perceive, attain and develop knowledge.
What is 'reflexivity'?
Conscious awareness of our emotions, thoughts, biases, perspectives, etc.
What is meant by the term 'taboo'?
Taboo is a ritually sanctioned prohibition against contact with a thing, a person, or an activity
What is meant by the idea of 'mind-body dualism' (AKA Cartesian dualism)?
The idea of the mind and the body as completely separate.
What is meant by kinship through affinity?
Related through marriage.
