Emic and Etic VS By: Vaishvi Shah

Emic (Native P.O.V) Based on native peoples’ ideology Their perspective on the world How they “categorize” the world Where their way of lifestyle is derived from What things in the world hold meaning for them Their point of view is based on the culture boundaries

Etic (Observer’s P.O.V) Focuses on the anthropologists perspective on the natives Approaches the cultural boundaries its too involved in their culture to actually separate and understand them with out bias They focus on the information that they find important The anthropologist is supposed to analyze their behaviour and culture with out any bias (training is given) They are humans and are also carry a culture of their own that compresses their beliefs and morality To describe and interpret a certain culture the anthropologist must realize that they must be unbiased