Ethnography

-What are the benefits of each perspective? Is one perspective better than the other? Explain.

-The following are rules for conducting an ethnography. Write a brief explanation for why these rules exist.

As an ethnographer, you must

• realize objectivity is impossible. Instead of trying to be objective, acknowledge your biases in your research.
• have an informant from the group you're studying.
• be up-front about your intentions; let your subjects know what you're studying and why.

It seems that each perspective would be equally important; etic shows the culture from a perspective that is not used to it, while emic shows it from a perspective that has grown used to it after growing up in it. Etic can compare it to other cultures and show how it might be strange or abnormal. Emic, however, can tell about the perspective with the attitude that this is normal and has good reason to be accepted.
To be an ethnographer, one must be respectful of another culture. People being studied could be offended if they found out later that they were being observed; it is also essential to acknowledge your perspective so that people reading your report can take into account your ideas of this culture. Finally, and informant is very important so that the ethnographer can understand more about why some things are done in the culture.