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emic [e´mik]
pertaining to expressions, perceptions, beliefs, and practices that are specific to a given cultural system; an emic view of a cultural system is a description from the perspective of the participant in the system, rather than that of the observer. See also etic.


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The mechanical properties of the materials were analyzed by measuring the tensile and flexural strength in EMIC (Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Brazil) model DL 2000 test equipment, according to ASTM D 638 and D 790, respectively.
Le lecteur voulant comprendre la genese et l'usage des termes emic vs etic largement employes en anthropologie, mais peu connus en sante publique, pourront lire le chapitre trois.
What is missing is the dual emic and etic perspective, the etic referring to using cultural-general constructs for studying cultural differences while emic focusing on cultural-specific perspective from within the culture, according to Derrida (1992).
 
 
 
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