1. Problem-Oriented Ethnographies
Margaret Jupe, Nhung Ho

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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