Ted (edh@emily.oit.umass.edu) wrote:
... > In cultural anthro, under what sort of circumstances would an 'emic' > description or analysis be preferable to an 'etic' description or > analysis, assuming both were available?
What is this, take-home final exam time? ;^)
One way to get started is to ask yourself: in what circumstances would
*you* find an 'emic' or 'etic' analysis of your life preferable?