Where does Malinowski’s conceptualization of participant-observation sit in the landscape of modern anthropological fieldwork? A primary objective of the modern ethnographer is to glean insights into the ways people relate to and interact with one another and the world around them. Through participant-observation, Malinowski (1922) offered a valuable tool with which to uncover these insights and understandings, the ethnographer. The ethnographer as research tool has become the basis of much modern
Last semester, I was given a story about am imaginary woman with imaginary research and I had to deem it either ethical or unethical. This for me, was quite easy as in reality this imaginary anthropologist was only in the research for the money. What I did not realize however is that anthropologists are faced with many challenges during their research. Whether it be their own society’s views that shaped how they view the world, or the backlash their ethnography created or even plain and simple cultural
Exam 1 Culture, Health, and Power Name: Cassandra Geske REVISED & CORRECTED March 6, 2015 • Write complete thoughts in complete sentences using a formal writing style. • Always elaborate and illustrate using course materials. • Use quotations and in-text citations of lectures/readings in each answer. • Use no materials from outside the course; use of outside materials with result in a 0. Do not change the format or fonts. Your answer should be in regular Times New Roman 11 pt (not underlined