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How do I think like an anthropologist? In this presentation we’ll cover anthropological theories, field methods, and ethics Franz Boas: Father of American Anthropology Anthropological Methods Ethnography Observation (participant) Branislaw Malinowski etic vs. emic Conversations and Interviews Genealogies Life Histories Ethnology

How do I think like an anthropologist? In this presentation we’ll cover anthropological theories, field methods, and ethics Franz Boas: Father of American Anthropology Anthropological Methods & Ethics Ethnographies ethnographic realism interpretive anthropology reflexive ethnography problem-oriented ethnography Ethics in anthropology informed consent permission welfare & interests Quotes: E. B. Tylor, Ruth Benedict, John Bodley

How do I think like an anthropologist? In this presentation we’ll cover anthropological theories, field methods, and ethics Franz Boas: Father of American Anthropology Anthropological Methods & Ethics Cultural relativism understand traits within their cultural context extreme moderate function? To interfere or not to interfere WWII and Iraq War American Anthropological Association

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