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Quiz - Bourgois

1. Who is Phillipe Bourgois? Why is he notable?

2. Think back to the etic and emic views of culture introduced in class. What is an emic view of culture? How do Primo and Cesar's stories present an emic view of culture? What is an etic view of culture? How does Bourgois introduce an etic point of view?

3. How does Philipe Bourgois conduct ethnography? Where does he go, what does he do?How would Geertz respond to what Bourgois does?

4. How would Geertz evaluate Bourgois' article?