Transcript Day 6 Naciremax

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Objectives
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Kahoot Ethnography Review (10 min)
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Ethnography Quiz (10 min)
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IA Explanation (10 min)
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“Body Ritual of the Nacirema” (40 min)
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Read
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Discussion
Response Paragraph (10 min)
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Please take out a blank sheet of paper
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Why is ethnography important in anthropology?
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Think of these words:
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Fieldwork
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Emic vs. etic
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Qualitative vs. quantitative
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Participant observation
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Obtrusive effect
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Ethics
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Bias
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Abstract concepts
Quiz Review
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Look at your quiz and give yourself a score out of 10:
0-2
No understanding of ethnography
3-4
Demonstrated a poor knowledge of ethnography, used 0-1 terms,
most ideas were unclear
5-6
Demonstrated a basic knowledge of ethnography, used 2 terms,
some ideas were not clear
7-8
Demonstrated good knowledge of ethnography, used 3-4 terms,
ideas were presented but may need clarification
9-10
Demonstrated mastery of ethnography, used 5 or more terms, all
ideas are clearly presented
IB Anthropology Internal Assessment (IA)
What is the Anthro IA?
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As budding anthropologists, your first task will be to spend one hour observing a
social situation and produce a written report of your observation of no more than 700
words.
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The situation may context-based (specific places) or they may be issue based (gender
roles or differences, race, ethnicity, etc). Both must be grounded in concrete settings.
Examples of settings are:
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Market
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Shopping Mall
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Football Game
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Restaurant
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Bookstore
First six weeks of school…
IA Process
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Learn the concepts in class
Do a practice observation at school
Peer review
Submit proposal for the real observation
Complete the observation
Type up the report (organized and detailed)
Peer Edit
Final Draft
Your Task
 Brainstorm
as a table possible places to do
your one hour observation
 Think
of:
 Ethical
issues?
 Obtrusive
 The
effect?
focus of your research?
 Could
you categorize people?
“Body Ritual of the Nacirema”
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When conducting fieldwork and observations,
you may come across things that seem very
different from what you know as “Culture” or
ritual
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Read this example of the Body Rituals of the
Nacirema people silently on your own
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Afterwards, we will talk about our reactions to
their cultural rituals.
Think back…
What similarities did you see between the
Nacirema and Americans?
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Nacirema – American
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Holy mouth man – dentist
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Shrine – bathroom
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Hog bristles – toothbrush
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Pottery plaques- tiles
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Dig holes in teeth – cavities
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Shrine box/chest – medicine cabinet
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Strips of metal – braces
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Potions/charms – medicine
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Scraping face – shaving
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Medicine man –doctor
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Baking heads- beauty shop dryer
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Herbalist – pharmacist
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Maidens with costumes- nurses
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Secret language – latin prescription
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Cut out body pieces – surgery
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Basin – sink
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Sharp wires – needles
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Different holy water – hot/cold water
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“latipsoh” – hospital
New Anthro Concept:
ETHNOCENTRISM
judging
another culture solely by the
values and standards of one's own culture.
Ethnocentric
individuals judge other
groups relative to their own ethnic group
or culture, especially with concern for
language, behavior, customs, and religion.
Apply it…
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What can this teach us about
viewing other cultures?
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What is culture?
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What are rituals?
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Why did these rituals seem so
foreign at first read?
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What changed?
Write
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Reread the Nacirema article knowing who it
REALLY is describing and look for the rituals
you recognize as “American”.
WRITE:
 Then,
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reflect in a paragraph (journal) on:
your perspective of the Nacirema
change?
 Why and in what ways?
 What did you learn about reading
ethnography and other’s values?