Bronisław Malinowski

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1. When was Bronisław Malinowski born?April 7, 1884
2. When did Bronisław Malinowski die?May 16, 1942 (age 58)
3. Where was Bronisław Malinowski born?Kraków, Poland
4. What is Bronisław Malinowski known for?Pioneering the method of participant observation in anthropology and developing functionalist theory
5. What did Bronisław Malinowski study?He studied human cultures, especially the people of the Trobriand Islands.
6. Where did he live with the villagers?He lived in villages on the Trobriand Islands, which are part of Papua New Guinea.

Ethnography: The scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures, often based on immersive fieldwork.
Participant Observation: A research methodology where the researcher immerses themselves in a culture to study it firsthand, actively participating in daily life.
Functionalism: A theoretical perspective in anthropology that views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.
Cultural Relativism: The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture.