Question 1

Describe and discuss the steps involved in ethnographic research.

Accepted Answer

Ethnographic research is a qualitative r

Question 2

Describe what kinds of situations would be best for using formal versus informal interviewing.

Accepted Answer

Formal interviewing is best suited for s

Question 3

The Human Relations Area Files provide a great deal of data but prohibit cultural comparison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Anthropology has increasingly supported collaboration with the military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The members of a society who work most closely with the anthropologist to provide an understanding of cultural phenomena are called:

Accepted Answer

A) primary consultants. 
B) key consultants. 
C) cultural brokers. 
D) cultural liaisons. 
E) key leaders. 
A) primary consultants. 
B) key consultants. 
C) cultural brokers. 
D) cultural liaisons. 
E) key leaders.

Question 6

Scientific theories are open to future challenges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If an anthropologist studies religion and interviews church leaders about how they were called to their positions,attends various rites of passage,writes down impressions and beliefs of the practitioners,and uses nonstatistical descriptions of the religion as a way of presenting information,the anthropologist is employing what type of data collection?

Accepted Answer

A) Quantitative 
B) Qualitative 
C) Inductive 
D) Deductive 
E) Conversive 
A) Quantitative 
B) Qualitative 
C) Inductive 
D) Deductive 
E) Conversive

Question 8

Which of the following anthropological activities has been controversial within the discipline since the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) Working with the U.S.military 
B) Working for foreign governments 
C) Doing fieldwork in enemy countries 
D) Working as advocates for indigenous peoples 
E) Teaching anthropology to undergraduates 
A) Working with the U.S.military 
B) Working for foreign governments 
C) Doing fieldwork in enemy countries 
D) Working as advocates for indigenous peoples 
E) Teaching anthropology to undergraduates

Question 9

The vast collection of cross-indexed ethnographic and archaeological data catalogued by cultural characteristics and geographic locations is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Hominid Relatives Area Files. 
B) Human Relatives Area Files 
C) Human Relations Area Microfiche. 
D) Human Relations Association Files. 
E) Human Relations Area Files. 
A) Hominid Relatives Area Files. 
B) Human Relatives Area Files 
C) Human Relations Area Microfiche. 
D) Human Relations Association Files. 
E) Human Relations Area Files.

Question 10

What is acculturation? Give at least two examples of some early studies of acculturation.

Accepted Answer

Acculturation refers to the process of c

Question 11

Lincoln Keiser was treated with great disdain and suspicion in his field site in__________________because of his study focus on feuding.

Accepted Answer

A) Myanmar 
B) China 
C) India 
D) Pakistan 
E) Burma 
A) Myanmar 
B) China 
C) India 
D) Pakistan 
E) Burma

Question 12

Annette Weiner worked in the Trobriand Islands in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe the methodology of culture at a distance.

Accepted Answer

Culture at a distance refers to the stud

Question 14

Why is anthropological collaboration with the military a controversial matter?

Accepted Answer

Anthropological collaboration with the m

Question 15

In her field site,because of political unrest,June Nash was accused of:

Accepted Answer

A) stealing. 
B) being a CIA agent. 
C) being a Bolivian spy. 
D) slander. 
E) murder. 
A) stealing. 
B) being a CIA agent. 
C) being a Bolivian spy. 
D) slander. 
E) murder.

Question 16

Name the primary steps involved in ethnographic fieldwork.

Accepted Answer

Ethnographic fieldwork is a qualitative

Question 17

Compare and contrast formal and informal interviews.

Accepted Answer

Formal interviews and informal interview

Question 18

Multi-sited ethnography makes use of various interdisciplinary approaches to research and analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

It is often an indication of acceptance when anthropologists are given kinship terms by the people they are studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why are informal interviews central to ethnographic fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide a fixed structure that allows the researcher to quantify the data collection. 
B) They are conversations between friends and allow the anthropologist access to information that is confidential. 
C) They are part-time ways of gathering data that allow the anthropologist time to do other work while working in the field. 
D) They are casual exchanges in which the anthropologists can gain insight into the things that matter most to the cultural group. 
E) They are pieces of a larger conversation and allow anthropologists to work in a team with each person contributing to the conversation. 
A) They provide a fixed structure that allows the researcher to quantify the data collection. 
B) They are conversations between friends and allow the anthropologist access to information that is confidential. 
C) They are part-time ways of gathering data that allow the anthropologist time to do other work while working in the field. 
D) They are casual exchanges in which the anthropologists can gain insight into the things that matter most to the cultural group. 
E) They are pieces of a larger conversation and allow anthropologists to work in a team with each person contributing to the conversation.

Exam 14: Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Describe and discuss the steps involved in ethnographic research.

Describe what kinds of situations would be best for using formal versus informal interviewing.

The Human Relations Area Files provide a great deal of data but prohibit cultural comparison.

Anthropology has increasingly supported collaboration with the military.

The members of a society who work most closely with the anthropologist to provide an understanding of cultural phenomena are called:

Scientific theories are open to future challenges.

Which of the following anthropological activities has been controversial within the discipline since the 1960s?

The vast collection of cross-indexed ethnographic and archaeological data catalogued by cultural characteristics and geographic locations is called the:

What is acculturation? Give at least two examples of some early studies of acculturation.

Lincoln Keiser was treated with great disdain and suspicion in his field site in__________________because of his study focus on feuding.

Annette Weiner worked in the Trobriand Islands in the 1960s.

Describe the methodology of culture at a distance.

Why is anthropological collaboration with the military a controversial matter?

In her field site,because of political unrest,June Nash was accused of:

Name the primary steps involved in ethnographic fieldwork.

Compare and contrast formal and informal interviews.

Multi-sited ethnography makes use of various interdisciplinary approaches to research and analysis.

It is often an indication of acceptance when anthropologists are given kinship terms by the people they are studying.

Why are informal interviews central to ethnographic fieldwork?

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The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

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Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

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Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

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Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

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