emic - What does it mean?
'emic' hits on the web
You may have been searching for a specific social media @emic profile or the tag #emic
Definition of 'emic'English
(Emic and etic)
Adjective
( en-adj)
(social science) Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.
* 1996 , Advanced Methodological Issues in Culturally Competent Evaluation for Substance Abuse Prevention
- A useful example of the emic'-'''etic''' distinction may be made by comparing the concept “waves on the ocean or sea” from the perspective of a European American with that of a Truk Islander […] The proposed '''etic'''s here might be that both cultures understand the use of waves as vehicles for surfing and as movement reflecting the transfer of energy […] certain differences, or ' emic s exist, for European Americans the waves may be sources of beauty — the Truk Islander has learned to use them […] as a road map.
Coordinate terms
* etic
Anagrams
*
*
|
