Segundo Parcial Flashcards
monographs laid the foundations of _____
ethnography
what is fieldwork?
it is a research method that consists of direct personal observation and/or participation for extended periods of time
what where the first fieldwork investigations?
anthropologists lived with groups characterized by primary ways, and observed their way of life: hunting, fishing, harvesting, planting and breeding, among others
what where the difficulties of early anthropologists? (2)
1-they did not speak the language of the studied group
2-in order to understand how they live, they had to experience it by themselves.
what is a monograph?
it is a detailed document of a single subject. it should be very complete, including all aspects of life
what is the purpose of a monograph?
to gather as much information as possible about the topic that was chosen
what are the 3 options of monographs in anthropology?
-a specific village
-a particular activity
-relation between 1 or more topics
what sources can be used for a monograph? (3)
-stories
-legends
-personal or indirect observation
diachronic monograph
from previous times until today
synchronic monograph
from the present time
7 steps of making a monograph
1-selection and delimitation of the topic
2-development of a tentative structure of the work
3-search and recolection of information
4-debug of information according to the tentative structure
5-reorganization of the structure if a new focus was aquired in the previous step
6-development of a partial or total draft
7-revision of the draft (citations, spelling, no parts missing)
what did wilhelm dilthey contribute?
-spirit sciences
-historical perspective
what is historical perspective?
study of man, the medium in which he is inserted and how he relates to it
what is a qualitative research?
a methodology that seeks to present elements that drive us to give answers and explanations about the events and happenings surrounding mankind
what are methods?
ways to approach the objective of study
what are techniques?
ways to gather information
what is the ethnography?
fieldwork in a paricular cultural scenario, their aspects of everyday life in an integra vision
study of the case
(M) used to present an integral portrait through the study of a particular case. it’s done in a detailed way, with time background and relevant events