Question 1

Which of the following is not a materialist theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural ecology 
B) Cultural materialism 
C) Cognitive anthropology 
D) Sociobiology 
E) Marxism 
A) Cultural ecology 
B) Cultural materialism 
C) Cognitive anthropology 
D) Sociobiology 
E) Marxism

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

One of the first advocacy projects in anthropology was among the Meskwaki (or,Fox Indians)in Iowa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best defines applied anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) The use of anthropological techniques to better prepare populations for market research and the introduction of capitalism 
B) The application of anthropological types of change in order to help indigenous people develop further 
C) The use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve practical problems in communities confronting new challenges 
D) The implementation of change into indigenous populations only in order to save and preserve them 
E) Teaching anthropology in the classroom to a new generation of students 
A) The use of anthropological techniques to better prepare populations for market research and the introduction of capitalism 
B) The application of anthropological types of change in order to help indigenous people develop further 
C) The use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve practical problems in communities confronting new challenges 
D) The implementation of change into indigenous populations only in order to save and preserve them 
E) Teaching anthropology in the classroom to a new generation of students

Question 6

Both Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson were pioneers in the method of field mapping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When researchers use things such as photographs in order to prompt people to speak with them about a particular topic,these are called:

Accepted Answer

A) soliciting devices. 
B) eliciting devices. 
C) prompting devices. 
D) circular conversations. 
E) participant tools. 
A) soliciting devices. 
B) eliciting devices. 
C) prompting devices. 
D) circular conversations. 
E) participant tools.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

In the 1930s,anthropologists began researching how capitalist societies affected traditional cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Historically,anthropologists have worked with non-Western peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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.

Question 12

The most important anthropological research tool by far is participant observation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

"Studying up" means to study people who are in a higher educational bracket than the anthropologist doing the research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Anthropologists advise that it is best to:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The primary method in the anthropologist's toolkit,regardless of the time period,has always been:

Accepted Answer

A) participant observation. 
B) mapping. 
C) random sampling. 
D) formal interviews. 
E) mentoring. 
A) participant observation. 
B) mapping. 
C) random sampling. 
D) formal interviews. 
E) mentoring.

Question 16

Scientific theories are open to future challenges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following are reasons it is important to map the field site with information from local people except:

Accepted Answer

A) much cultural information is contained on a key consultant's map. 
B) the map will contain local place names. 
C) the map will contain information on local features and land use in the area. 
D) social information will be contained on the map. 
E) local informants have official maps available to make this accurate and quantitative. 
A) much cultural information is contained on a key consultant's map. 
B) the map will contain local place names. 
C) the map will contain information on local features and land use in the area. 
D) social information will be contained on the map. 
E) local informants have official maps available to make this accurate and quantitative.

Question 18

Anthropologist was a pioneer in research on Afro-Mexicans and studied land tenure among Mexican Indian communities in the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) Gonzalo Aquirre Beltran 
B) Clifford Geertz 
C) Stephen Lansang 
D) Rosalva Aida Hernandez Castillo 
E) Jonathan Marks 
A) Gonzalo Aquirre Beltran 
B) Clifford Geertz 
C) Stephen Lansang 
D) Rosalva Aida Hernandez Castillo 
E) Jonathan Marks

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 20

Ethical responsibilities for anthropologists include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

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.

Which of the following is not a materialist theoretical approach?

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

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

One of the first advocacy projects in anthropology was among the Meskwaki (or,Fox Indians)in Iowa.

Which of the following best defines applied anthropology?

Both Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson were pioneers in the method of field mapping.

When researchers use things such as photographs in order to prompt people to speak with them about a particular topic,these are called:

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

In the 1930s,anthropologists began researching how capitalist societies affected traditional cultures.

Historically,anthropologists have worked with non-Western peoples.

Why are informal interviews central to ethnographic fieldwork?

The most important anthropological research tool by far is participant observation.

"Studying up" means to study people who are in a higher educational bracket than the anthropologist doing the research.

Anthropologists advise that it is best to:

The primary method in the anthropologist's toolkit,regardless of the time period,has always been:

Scientific theories are open to future challenges.

All of the following are reasons it is important to map the field site with information from local people except:

Anthropologist was a pioneer in research on Afro-Mexicans and studied land tenure among Mexican Indian communities in the 1930s.

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

Ethical responsibilities for anthropologists include all of the following except:

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

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 Class

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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Exam 3: Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Which of the following is not a materialist theoretical approach?

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

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

One of the first advocacy projects in anthropology was among the Meskwaki (or,Fox Indians)in Iowa.

Which of the following best defines applied anthropology?

Both Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson were pioneers in the method of field mapping.

When researchers use things such as photographs in order to prompt people to speak with them about a particular topic,these are called:

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

In the 1930s,anthropologists began researching how capitalist societies affected traditional cultures.

Historically,anthropologists have worked with non-Western peoples.

Why are informal interviews central to ethnographic fieldwork?

The most important anthropological research tool by far is participant observation.

"Studying up" means to study people who are in a higher educational bracket than the anthropologist doing the research.

Anthropologists advise that it is best to:

The primary method in the anthropologist's toolkit,regardless of the time period,has always been:

Scientific theories are open to future challenges.

All of the following are reasons it is important to map the field site with information from local people except:

Anthropologist was a pioneer in research on Afro-Mexicans and studied land tenure among Mexican Indian communities in the 1930s.

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

Ethical responsibilities for anthropologists include all of the following except:

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

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 Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

Filters