Method and theory in Cultural Anthropology

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Across
  1. 3. sample A sample in which all population members have an equal statistical change of inclusion.
  2. 4. anthropology The study of symbols in their social and cultural context.
  3. 7. schedule Form (guide)used to structure a formal personal interview.
  4. 10. particularism Idea (Boas) that histories are not comparable; diverse paths can lead to the same cultural result.
  5. 12. Form used by sociologist to obtain comparable information from respondents.
  6. 13. Attributes that differ from one person or case to the next
  7. 14. cultural consultants Expert on a particular aspect of local life.
  8. 16. (study societies across time).
  9. 17. research Long-term study usually based on repeated visits.
  10. 20. Research strategy focusing on local explanation and meanings
  11. 21. The action od individuals alone and in groups that create and transform culture.
  12. 22. Approach focusing on the role (function) of sociocultural practices in social systems.
  13. 25. A smaller study group chosen to represent a larger population
Down
  1. 1. research The study of society through sampling statistical analysis and impersonal data collection.
  2. 2. societies Large populous societies(e.g. nations with social stratification and central government).
  3. 4. (study societies) at one time.
  4. 5. Research strategy emphasizing the ethnographer's explanation and categories.
  5. 6. View of culture as integrated and patterned.
  6. 8. (Kroeber)The special domain of culture beyond the organic and inorganic realms.
  7. 9. anthropology (Geetz) The study of culture as a system of meaning.
  8. 11. method using diagrams and symbols to record kin connections.
  9. 15. economy The web of interrelated economic and power relations in society.
  10. 18. history Of a key consultant a personal portrait of someone's life in a culture.
  11. 19. consent Agreement to take part in research- after having been informed about its purpose nature, procedures, and possible impacts.
  12. 23. evolutionism Idea (19th-cenury) of a single line or path of cultural development.
  13. 24. materialism Idea (Harris) that cultural infrastructure determines structure and superstructure.