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Deane asked in Social ScienceAnthropology · 6 years ago

What is the difference between Emic Perspective and Etic Perspective, in terms of anthropology?

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please answer some time today as I need this for a study guide for school, thanks

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  • 6 years ago

    Emic perspective - a very personal and immersive approach to understanding human experience (usually subjective); INSIDER'S perspective

    Etic perspective - a more distant, analytical orientation to understanding human experience (tends to be more culturally neutral); OUTSIDER's perspective

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