The doctor used an etic understanding to explain symptoms to his patients.
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Etic
//ˈɛtɪk//
Synonyms for "etic" (1 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 7 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- ètic adj (analyzing a culture from outside)
Dutch
1 entries- etisch adj (analyzing a culture from outside)
German
1 entries- etisch adj (analyzing a culture from outside)
Greek
1 entries- ητικός adj (analyzing a culture from outside)
Polish
1 entries- etyczny adj (analyzing a culture from outside)
Spanish
1 entries- ético adj (analyzing a culture from outside)
Welsh
1 entries- etig adj (analyzing a culture from outside)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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 etics 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 emics exist, for European Americans the waves may be sources of beauty — the Truk Islander has learned to use them […] as a road map.
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