Topic 10. Emic - Etic

Topic 10. Emic - Etic

1. Emic: their primary interest in discovering the local views, beliefs and perspectives, that characterizes the strategy

   • When carrying out research in the Emic way, anthropologists try to gain an understanding of the necessary categories and rules to think and act like a native

2. 10.1 The Local Perception or Native Tale

3. 10.2 The Perspective from Outside, the Ethnographer

   • the etic approach emphasizes explanations and categories of the observer or ethnographer. It is an approach oriented to the interpretation of the cultures seen from outside, from the point of view of the observer.
     • This strategy is characterized by attempting to bring out the meaning of the observed behaviors and activities
       • when this perspective is used, you should try to use an objective and comprehensive point of view in the study of cultures.