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ETHNOGRAPHY NEO ETHNOGRAPHY

CATEGORIES ❖ Old Ethnography ❖ New Ethnography

DIFFERENCES New Ethnography Old Ethnography ❖ Fact Collection ❖ Influenced by Cultural Linguistics ❖ Either from native’s or from ❖ Focus on analysis observer’s point of view ❖ Failed to explain reasons ❖ Both views considered for better analysis

NEO ETHNOGRAPHY ❖ Variously called- Ethno science / Ethno semantics ❖ Terminology from Kenneth Pike 1957 from his book ‘ Language in Relation to Unified Theory of Structure of Human Behaviour ’.

IDEAS ❖ Emic-ism ❖ Etic-ism

EMIC-ISM ❖ Set of ideas developed by natives ❖ No place for Observer’s view ❖ Malinowski ❖ R C Brown

ETICISM ❖ Culture free knowledge used by Anthropologist ❖ Neglect of natives’ view

NEO ETHNOGRAPHY ❖ Combination of both ❖ Followed by Marvin Harris Walles Goodanough Kay

MARVIN HARRIS ❖ Study on Cow and Ox in UP, Kerala ❖ Status of women in India ❖ Functioning of Democracy in ❖ South and SE Asia ❖ Reasons for sacredness of Cow in India

PROBL E MS W ITH E XCLUSIVE E MIC -ISM ❖ Ambiguity ❖ Plural emics ❖ Not permanent

HARRIS • All Knowledge is Emic • Emic is a proof of respect the Anthropologist gives to the natives • Proof of his own presence • Both views needed for scientific analysis of Culture