In anthropology, folkloristics, and the social and behavioral sciences, emic and etic refer to two. In anthropology, folkloristics, and the social and behavioral sciences, emic and etic refer to two kinds of field research done and viewpoints obtained. Oct 24, 2011 an emic view is the view from within, the etic view is the view from outside. When looking at any culture, our own or someone elses, it is possible to have two different perspectives. The assessment is presented figuroanalogica more than a technique. The words are derived from linguistics, but have different meanings as used. Emic is what a person in the culture studied would have, and an anthropologist would take an outsiders view. Results data were reported as percentages emic description of mental disorder centering on physical symptoms the participants were fairly knowledgeable about western etic mental health models 63% viewed agression as a main symptom of abnormality 25% of the participats.
Reflecting on the tensions between emic and etic perspectives. I utilized a life history methodology in this study through which written and oral narratives were obtained from six postsecondary students who selfidentified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, andor queer lgbq. Being an ethnographer requires the ability to move easily from one perspective to the other. Using examples, explain emic and etic concepts by macarena. Reflecting on the tensions between emic and etic perspectives in life history research. Employing both emic and etic approaches is a vital step to enable crosscultural researchers in international business to obtain more adequate and meaningful results, and there are clear benefits of treating them as complementary rather than dichotomous. Pedagogical practice teachers from an emic and etic vision. Perspectiva etic y emic antropologia y ecologia upel. Emic and etic definition of emic and etic by medical dictionary. An emic approach, representation and clasification of. The origins of the emic etic distinction in linguistics are to be found in pike 1967, who distinguished between phonemic and phonetic accounts of the sounds of language. His approach displays both emic detail, the stories and explanations given by primo and cesar, as well as etic analysis attributing workplace discrimination to the fire economy.