ANT 101 WEEK 4 JOURNAL SELF-REFLEXIVE JOURNAL

ANT 101 WEEK 4 JOURNAL SELF-REFLEXIVE JOURNAL

Self-Reflexive Journal. In this week’s journal entry, you will critically reflect on your own beliefs
and biases about your Final Research Paper topic by using the concept of self-reflexivity. Paraphrasing Crapo
(2013), self-reflexivity is the process of confronting one’s own preconceived notions and examining how these
may influence how one understands (or misunderstands) others. Understanding biases and beliefs about other
cultures helps researchers apply cultural relativism to their work.
In the journal entry, consider the sources that you summarized for Part I and Part II of your paper in your “Week
Three Assignment Worksheet.” For each source, what cultural practice or issue was discussed? What was your
initial response to what you read? Did either source contradict your personal beliefs and, if so, how? Can you identify any biases you may have about the cultural practices you will discuss in either Part I or Part II of your
Final Research Paper? Identify any problems you may be having in looking at your own culture from an etic
perspective or the other culture from an emic perspective.