Malinowski emphasised the importance of detailed participant observation and argued that anthropologists must have daily contact with their informants if they are to adequately record the "imponderabilia of everyday life" that are so important to understanding a different culture.
Malinowski salientou a importancia da observación detallada participante e argumentou que os antropólogos deben ter contacto diario cos seus informantes se están facendo adecuadamente os "Imponderabilia da vida cotiá", que son tan importantes para a comprensión dunha cultura diferente.