Shelley Bodovinac
Professor Linda Saunders
GLST 290 – D09
Respectfully Submitted March 22, 2021
Anthropological and Ethnographic
Forum 1 (Module 1)
Anthropological perspective is described as an approach in social research that an individual seeks to understand culture from a personal understanding within a culture that is introduced
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. Anthropologist enter different cultures to understand the actions, motivations and beliefs and form their own opinions they observed
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. Whether you are researching different cultures in other countries or in your environment, anthropologist research the context of a group
of individuals both personally and spiritually to receive a better understanding of their beliefs. When interviewing various cultures the anthropologist is interested in the foods they eat, their belief spirituality and the art that is created; furthermore, understanding why different cultures believes and why they do it. By understanding strengths and being able to observe, anthropologist are able to look at similarities between different cultures and see how the cultures and there diversities and how it continues to mirror the church and spiritual beliefs
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. Ethnographic fieldwork in anthropology refers to the activity and the culture; therefore, “anthropologists write up their research in accounts called ethnographies, rich descriptions and analyses that include the anthropologists’ experiences of being there. “Being there” has become the ethnographic standard for legitimate anthropological knowledge”
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. The fieldwork consist of interviewing, documented conversations and separating the group into smaller groups to get a 1
Brian M Howell (2020). (p. 4). Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective, 2nd Edition.
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Brian M Howell (2020). (p. 14). Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective, 2nd Edition.
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Brian M Howell (2020). (p. 22). Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective, 2nd Edition.
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Brian M Howell (2020). (p. 11). Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective, 2nd Edition.
