Emic v. Etic Culture Views

When writing both Emic and Etic culture views can be helpful. If you have the Emic view you can know the history behind what is happening behind what is happening so you can easily back up your points. This is a nice way to support an arguement. If you have the etic perspective this can be helpful because you can compare their culture to yours, so you can see more of a difference; you can't do this with the emic. I don't think one is better than the other; they are equally important