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Five Elements Unifying Anthropology

Five Elements Unifying Anthropology. Relativistic Attitude Concern with Context Fieldwork Comparative Method - Ethnology Unifying Concept of Culture. Relativistic Attitude. Cultural relativism ethnocentrism cognicentrism emic/etic distinction. Concern with Context.

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Five Elements Unifying Anthropology

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  1. Five Elements Unifying Anthropology • Relativistic Attitude • Concern with Context • Fieldwork • Comparative Method - Ethnology • Unifying Concept of Culture

  2. Relativistic Attitude • Cultural relativism • ethnocentrism • cognicentrism • emic/etic distinction

  3. Concern with Context • Affect on relationships & way in which humans are defined - intersubjective approach • Varies according to time & place -- putting analysis in historical context

  4. Fieldwork • Focus on Participant - Observation • reflexivity (thinking about thinking) translation • Insider approach to conducting fieldwork (analysis of micro cultures such as the study of triathlons) • Focus on ethnography

  5. Comparative Method • Focus on ethnology • Comparative study of economic systems, social groups and structures, political systems, belief systems • Specific area of geographical specialization

  6. Unifying Concept of Culture from a holistic perspective

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