TRUE or FALSE? Cultural Anthropologists only study tribes in the Amazon
FALSE, they can study any group of people
What is the main difference between ethnography and ethnology?
Ethnography is the study of a particular cultural group in a specific area, while ethnology is a general study that compares ethnographic data about cultures
What do Anthropologist make when they have have completed all their fieldwork?
An ethnography
What is an ethnography?
A published record (usually a book) of all the information that a Cultural Anthropologists gathered during his/her study of a particular culture
What is participant observation?
A method used by Cultural Anthropologists to record information about a culture while living among the people and partaking in the different cultural customs
What is cultural anthropology?
The study of living people
How do Cultural Anthropologist study living people?
They do this through fieldwork
What are 2 common cultural themes that usually appear in an ethnography?
What the culture eats, their belief system, their economic system, etc.
What is culture?
The ideas, customs, behaviour or the way of life of a particular society
Who is a Cultural Anthropologist?
A person who studies people and their culture
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