Question 1

Who are Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson? What are their contributions to anthropology?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson were b

Question 2

Hortense Powdermaker was an early pioneer in "national character" studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An mentalist perspective is an approach that emphasizes how people explain and feel about things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the advantages of qualitative and quantitative data gathering.

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Qualitative and quantitative data gather

Question 5

What is the role of validation in anthropological research?

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Validation in anthropological research p

Question 6

What kinds of challenges do anthropologists face in the field?

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Anthropologists, like professionals in a

Question 7

Anthropologists advise that:

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A) it is best to do your first fieldwork as part of a team of researchers,some of them experienced. 
B) it is best to do your first fieldwork in your own culture so that you become experienced. 
C) it is best to do your first fieldwork in a culture other than your own. 
D) it is best to work in societies that are different from your own but now located very far away from where you live. 
E) it is best to study peasants as part of your first fieldwork experience. 
A) it is best to do your first fieldwork as part of a team of researchers,some of them experienced. 
B) it is best to do your first fieldwork in your own culture so that you become experienced. 
C) it is best to do your first fieldwork in a culture other than your own. 
D) it is best to work in societies that are different from your own but now located very far away from where you live. 
E) it is best to study peasants as part of your first fieldwork experience.

Question 8

What are the challenges and opportunities provided by the practice of urgent anthropology?

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Urgent anthropology presents both challe

Question 9

All of the following were differences between Bronislaw Malinowski's original field research in the Trobriands and that of Annette Weiner some 60 years later except:

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A) differences in field methodology. 
B) differences in theoretical interests. 
C) differences in researchers' disciplines. 
D) changes over time. 
E) differences in researchers' genders. 
A) differences in field methodology. 
B) differences in theoretical interests. 
C) differences in researchers' disciplines. 
D) changes over time. 
E) differences in researchers' genders.

Question 10

Marvin Harris argues that pork was not generally raised in the Middle East historically because:

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A) it was considered sinful in all Middle Eastern religions. 
B) some Middle Eastern societies owned all of the land and prevented pig-raising. 
C) no ethnic group in the Middle East would eat pork. 
D) pig-raising threatened the natural ecosystem. 
E) pig-raising was economically inefficient in such a humid environment. 
A) it was considered sinful in all Middle Eastern religions. 
B) some Middle Eastern societies owned all of the land and prevented pig-raising. 
C) no ethnic group in the Middle East would eat pork. 
D) pig-raising threatened the natural ecosystem. 
E) pig-raising was economically inefficient in such a humid environment.

Question 11

Ethical responsibilities for anthropologists include all of the following except:

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A) communicate the impact of the research to those who are providing information. 
B) represent the interests of the anthropologist and protect the researcher. 
C) make sure the research does not harm the privacy of the people with whom they work. 
D) obtain informed consent from those who participate in the research. 
E) remain constantly vigilant and alert for potentially emerging problems. 
A) communicate the impact of the research to those who are providing information. 
B) represent the interests of the anthropologist and protect the researcher. 
C) make sure the research does not harm the privacy of the people with whom they work. 
D) obtain informed consent from those who participate in the research. 
E) remain constantly vigilant and alert for potentially emerging problems.

Question 12

What is important about peasant studies?

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Peasant studies is an interdisciplinary

Question 13

Andrea Louie studied the ethnic Han group of China by collecting data in San Francisco,Hong Kong,and southern China.This approach is an example of:

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A) transnational ethnography. 
B) multi-sited ethnography. 
C) diasporic ethnography. 
D) transitional ethnography. 
E) salvage ethnography. 
A) transnational ethnography. 
B) multi-sited ethnography. 
C) diasporic ethnography. 
D) transitional ethnography. 
E) salvage ethnography.

Question 14

Discuss the challenges of subjectivity that exist in the anthropological research situation.Are there any possible advantages to the presence of subjectivity?

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The challenges of subjectivity in anthro

Question 15

What is urgent anthropology? Give an example of how this would be used.

Accepted Answer

Urgent anthropology is a branch of anthr

Question 16

Anthropologists use only qualitative data-gathering techniques.Quantitative data is used by sociologists and psychologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Historically,anthropologists have worked with non-Western peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Validation in ethnographic research is difficult because of all of the following except:

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A) there is a very stable cultural and environmental status. 
B) observational access is often limited. 
C) there may be insufficient funding for the research. 
D) there may be logistical difficulties in reaching the site. 
E) there may be problems in obtaining permission to do the study. 
A) there is a very stable cultural and environmental status. 
B) observational access is often limited. 
C) there may be insufficient funding for the research. 
D) there may be logistical difficulties in reaching the site. 
E) there may be problems in obtaining permission to do the study.

Question 19

Globalization has affected the way anthropologists do fieldwork.Describe two different types of ethnography that are more contemporary examples of "global" work.

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One contemporary example of "global" eth

Question 20

Laura Nader has called on anthropologists to "study up." What does she mean by this term?

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A) Anthropologists should study high-altitude peoples and cultures in order to understand adaptation. 
B) Anthropologists should people of a higher class than themselves. 
C) Anthropologists should study the elites of a society and not only the common people. 
D) Anthropologists should intensify their studies and become more involved in advocacy anthropology. 
E) Anthropologists should be more committed to urgent anthropology before indigenous peoples are all gone. 
A) Anthropologists should study high-altitude peoples and cultures in order to understand adaptation. 
B) Anthropologists should people of a higher class than themselves. 
C) Anthropologists should study the elites of a society and not only the common people. 
D) Anthropologists should intensify their studies and become more involved in advocacy anthropology. 
E) Anthropologists should be more committed to urgent anthropology before indigenous peoples are all gone.

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

Who are Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson? What are their contributions to anthropology?

Hortense Powdermaker was an early pioneer in "national character" studies.

An mentalist perspective is an approach that emphasizes how people explain and feel about things.

Discuss the advantages of qualitative and quantitative data gathering.

What is the role of validation in anthropological research?

What kinds of challenges do anthropologists face in the field?

Anthropologists advise that:

What are the challenges and opportunities provided by the practice of urgent anthropology?

All of the following were differences between Bronislaw Malinowski's original field research in the Trobriands and that of Annette Weiner some 60 years later except:

Marvin Harris argues that pork was not generally raised in the Middle East historically because:

Ethical responsibilities for anthropologists include all of the following except:

What is important about peasant studies?

Andrea Louie studied the ethnic Han group of China by collecting data in San Francisco,Hong Kong,and southern China.This approach is an example of:

Discuss the challenges of subjectivity that exist in the anthropological research situation.Are there any possible advantages to the presence of subjectivity?

What is urgent anthropology? Give an example of how this would be used.

Anthropologists use only qualitative data-gathering techniques.Quantitative data is used by sociologists and psychologists.

Historically,anthropologists have worked with non-Western peoples.

Validation in ethnographic research is difficult because of all of the following except:

Globalization has affected the way anthropologists do fieldwork.Describe two different types of ethnography that are more contemporary examples of "global" work.

Laura Nader has called on anthropologists to "study up." What does she mean by this term?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

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

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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