Problem-Oriented Ethnographies Margaret Jupe, Nhung Ho

What is it? It’s impossible for anthropologists to study everything about a culture Problem-Oriented Ethnographies -------> Looking at a specific way a culture addresses a problem. Researchers usually focus one specific problem They collect data in variables deemed relevant

Informants Informant answers not only data source Informants not always reliable In an increasingly interconnected world, informants aren’t always aware of all the factors that affect their lives.

Collecting Information Sometimes involves direct measurement Rainfall Temperature Fields Yields Dietary quantity Time allocations They collect factors such as Population density Environmental quality Climate Physical geography Diet Land use Usually collected in field or in Government Archives