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Tarahumara prevarication: a problem in field method
American anthropologist, n. s. • 44 • Published In 1942 • Pages: 235-247
By: Passin, Herbert.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a discussion of the occurrence, classification, cases and apparent causes of lying on the part of informants as encountered by Passin during field work among the Tarahumara. The author treats the role of the observer in determining incidents of lying and their interpretation; the principal situations in which lying occurs, and the factors influencing such behavior. He illustrates his discussion with specific cases encountered, and presents conclusions which might be helpful to investigators in other areas.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Observation in research
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tarahumara
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1997
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- George R. Bedell ; 1960
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1938
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Herbert Passin
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tarahumara Indians