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September 19th 03, 07:31 PM
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What Else Does Anthropology Cover
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:35:17 GMT, Ed Conrad wrote:
On 16 Sep 2003 15:51:51 GMT, okooks (Melisande from CA) wrote to sci.anthropology: Could you explain (or point me to an explanation of) the terms "etic" and "emic"? Etic - is an outsider's view of a culture. Emic - is an insider's view. These sound like simple terms, but when applied to something like the "culture of households" they become problems. Some anthropologists even argue that each gender has its own culture - so the only one who has an "insider" view of womanhood, is a female (etc.) Figuring out one's own relationship to a particular culture (am an outsider? an insider? medium-sider?) is harder than ever. Once upon a time, it seemed clear in anthropology when one was dealing with 'another culture.' That's one reason why groups like the Yanomami/o remain so popular: everyone pretty much agrees that your average doctoral candidate from the U.S. isn't a Yanomami (with perhaps a couple of exceptions - there have been ethnographers who "gone native.") But I'd be interested in your views on whether you think men and women share common cultural values about domestic work, or whether there are two cultures involved. I should have mentioned that the data anthropologists use in this arena come from sociologists and economists as well, so it's an interesting interdisciplinary effort. Melisande I stated thusly in a few other newsgroups -- but it didn't make it here. What a pity you had to go and spoil it! But O've noticed that some of your posts are now turning up in the proper place. Steve Hayes http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm 
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