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Ethnography vs Autoethnography - What's the difference?

ethnography | autoethnography |

As a noun ethnography

is the branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.

As an adjective autoethnography is

referring to a writing (book or article) about ones own ethnic background.

ethnography

English

(wikipedia ethnography)

Noun

(ethnographies)
  • (anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.

    • Synonyms

    * descriptive anthropology

    Holonyms

    * anthropology

    Related terms

    * ethnic * ethnical * ethnicity * ethnographer * ethnology

    External links

    * *

    autoethnography

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Referring to a writing (book or article) about ones own ethnic background.
    • The aborigine's autobiography was also an autoethnography . It told much of the culture he grew up in.

    Derived terms

    * autoethnographic