This short video provides an overview of using the main "Browse" features in eHRAF and how to choose between "Cultures," "Subjects," and "Documents."
Use when you want to look up a specific culture by name or to explore cultures by geographic region or subsistence type.
Use when you want to learn what terminology eHRAF is using for various anthropological terms (i.e. "hunter-gatherer" vs. "forager").
Use when you already know the Culture name and want to search for specific keywords/terms (i.e. "Navajo" marriage). You may also use to look up marriage types and see which cultures appear (i.e. "polyandry").
The description provides a brief overview of the culture selected in a short paragraph and by identifying key information like geographic region and subsistence type.
The summary provides a more in depth overview of the culture, including information on history, linguistics, family life, economy, politics, health care, religion, conflict, and more. There are identification numbers along the side that are like "tags" the database uses to organize information- click on them if you want definitions, otherwise you can ignore them. Use the "Cite" button for a draft of the reference for this summary.
The documents section for a culture presents research on the selected group of people. Use this to find research by anthropologists from an extensive period of time. Select the title of a document of interest to view more details, then use the Table of Contents to navigate through the document. Also look for the "Cite" button as needed. You may need to review the Terms and Conditions Agreement that pops up.
The best way is to use the "Cite" button when you're looking at something you might want to use later. You can also grab the URL of the page you are on. If it doesn't load when you try later, access eHRAF from the link on this page, then try to open your link again and that should work. If you plan to do a lot of research in this database, you might want to create an account with eHRAF, but this is likely unnecessary for ANTH 1010.
