Question 1

Which one othe following is a conclusion thaSterk reached in "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS" abouprostitutes and prostitution based on her field study?

Accepted Answer

A) Although the media portrays men as violent toward prostitutes, most are not. 
B) Many women are able to leave their life of prostitution behind without any consequences. 
C) Although police and health professionals insist that prostitutes are drug addicts, most are not. 
D) First experiences as prostitutes often involve alienation from people outside the life. 
A) Although the media portrays men as violent toward prostitutes, most are not. 
B) Many women are able to leave their life of prostitution behind without any consequences. 
C) Although police and health professionals insist that prostitutes are drug addicts, most are not. 
D) First experiences as prostitutes often involve alienation from people outside the life.

Question 2

Taciculture refers to cultural knowledge thainformants consciously hide from the ethnographer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

On the basis ohis student's negative experience in a Barbadian village, Gmelch concludes in "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas" that

Accepted Answer

A) it is difficult for U.S.women to find acceptance in Barbadian communities because people there think they are morally "loose." 
B) American students unconsciously look down on Barbadians and are unable to hide their sense of superiority. 
C) a great barrier to student research in places like Barbados is that local people view students as tourists. 
D) U.S.students assume that Barbadian communities are homogeneous and fail to appreciate the social dynamics found in small face-to-face communities. 
A) it is difficult for U.S.women to find acceptance in Barbadian communities because people there think they are morally "loose." 
B) American students unconsciously look down on Barbadians and are unable to hide their sense of superiority. 
C) a great barrier to student research in places like Barbados is that local people view students as tourists. 
D) U.S.students assume that Barbadian communities are homogeneous and fail to appreciate the social dynamics found in small face-to-face communities.

Question 4

Which one othe following is an observation thaSterk makes in "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS" abou"gatekeepers"? They

Accepted Answer

A) are not a vital part of fieldwork. 
B) are important in gaining initial access to a scene. 
C) may become more important to a study as time goes on. 
D) tend to be individuals who exist on the periphery of a scene. 
A) are not a vital part of fieldwork. 
B) are important in gaining initial access to a scene. 
C) may become more important to a study as time goes on. 
D) tend to be individuals who exist on the periphery of a scene.

Question 5

Anthropologists, such as George Hicks, look for inside meaning when they do ethnographic research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Sterk in her article, "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS,"
virtually all the prostitutes she interviewed or observed were hooked on drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A microculture is the patterned behavior characteristic oa subgroup within a larger society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Gmelch in "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," people living in the rural Barbadian community where his study abroad student, Hanna, was doing research believed that

Accepted Answer

A) Rastafarians had taken vows of celibacy and young women should not talk to them. 
B) Rastafarians were low class because their ancestors had come from Africa. 
C) Rastafarians were lazy, pot smoking people who stole things and bathed naked. 
D) Rastafarians were members of a religion that revered Islam, not Christianity. 
A) Rastafarians had taken vows of celibacy and young women should not talk to them. 
B) Rastafarians were low class because their ancestors had come from Africa. 
C) Rastafarians were lazy, pot smoking people who stole things and bathed naked. 
D) Rastafarians were members of a religion that revered Islam, not Christianity.

Question 9

In "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," when Gmelch learned abouthe difficulties his study abroad studenwas having in her homestay village, he read her field notes and discovered thashe had been talking to and accompanying a Rastafarian named Joseph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Spradley argues thaculture is more like a map, guiding human action, rather than a stricseorules requiring specific behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The !Kung regularly understate their own hunting achievements to avoid looking arrogant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Culture is the patterned behavior characteristic oa group opeople.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

!Kung expressed disappointmenwith the ox Lee gave them for the Christmas feasbecause

Accepted Answer

A) the animal was too thin and old. 
B) this was their way to "cool" a giver's potential arrogance. 
C) the animal came from an outsider. 
D) they were afraid that Lee would take the animal back if they showed approval. 
A) the animal was too thin and old. 
B) this was their way to "cool" a giver's potential arrogance. 
C) the animal came from an outsider. 
D) they were afraid that Lee would take the animal back if they showed approval.

Question 14

In "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," Sterk found thaAIDS affects the
lives oprostitutes buthacustomers often refuse to use condoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Gmelch's article, "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," when his students do fieldwork in rural Barbadian communities

Accepted Answer

A) they fail to recognize that such communities are homogeneous. 
B) they ignore the fact that class distinctions may be present in such communities. 
C) they should expect to be looked down on by villagers. 
D) they will be embraced warmly by the villagers. 
A) they fail to recognize that such communities are homogeneous. 
B) they ignore the fact that class distinctions may be present in such communities. 
C) they should expect to be looked down on by villagers. 
D) they will be embraced warmly by the villagers.

Question 16

The concepo"expliciculture" is a key paroHerberBlumer's theory osymbolic interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Sterk, abou__________ percenothe prostitutes she interviewed were nodrug addicts.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 40 
D) 15 
A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 40 
D) 15

Question 18

According to Lee, a !Kung hunter

Accepted Answer

A) eats all of a kill himself. 
B) shares game only with his own family. 
C) gives all the meat from an animal he has killed to the man who made the arrow he used. 
D) shares what he kills with others and expects them to reciprocate. 
A) eats all of a kill himself. 
B) shares game only with his own family. 
C) gives all the meat from an animal he has killed to the man who made the arrow he used. 
D) shares what he kills with others and expects them to reciprocate.

Question 19

According to Sterk, "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," 30 prostitutes she
Interviewed were college graduates and 75 percenoher informants had graduated
from high school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

HerberBlumer developed a theory osymbolic interactionism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which one othe following is a conclusion thaSterk reached in "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS" abouprostitutes and prostitution based on her field study?

Taciculture refers to cultural knowledge thainformants consciously hide from the ethnographer.

On the basis ohis student's negative experience in a Barbadian village, Gmelch concludes in "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas" that

Which one othe following is an observation thaSterk makes in "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS" abou"gatekeepers"? They

Anthropologists, such as George Hicks, look for inside meaning when they do ethnographic research.

According to Sterk in her article, "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," virtually all the prostitutes she interviewed or observed were hooked on drugs.

A microculture is the patterned behavior characteristic oa subgroup within a larger society.

According to Gmelch in "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," people living in the rural Barbadian community where his study abroad student, Hanna, was doing research believed that

In "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," when Gmelch learned abouthe difficulties his study abroad studenwas having in her homestay village, he read her field notes and discovered thashe had been talking to and accompanying a Rastafarian named Joseph.

Spradley argues thaculture is more like a map, guiding human action, rather than a stricseorules requiring specific behavior.

The !Kung regularly understate their own hunting achievements to avoid looking arrogant.

Culture is the patterned behavior characteristic oa group opeople.

!Kung expressed disappointmenwith the ox Lee gave them for the Christmas feasbecause

In "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," Sterk found thaAIDS affects the lives oprostitutes buthacustomers often refuse to use condoms.

According to Gmelch's article, "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," when his students do fieldwork in rural Barbadian communities

The concepo"expliciculture" is a key paroHerberBlumer's theory osymbolic interaction.

According to Sterk, abou__________ percenothe prostitutes she interviewed were nodrug addicts.

According to Lee, a !Kung hunter

According to Sterk, "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," 30 prostitutes she Interviewed were college graduates and 75 percenoher informants had graduated from high school.

HerberBlumer developed a theory osymbolic interactionism.

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Exam 1: Culture and Ethnography

Which one othe following is a conclusion thaSterk reached in "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS" abouprostitutes and prostitution based on her field study?

Taciculture refers to cultural knowledge thainformants consciously hide from the ethnographer.

On the basis ohis student's negative experience in a Barbadian village, Gmelch concludes in "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas" that

Which one othe following is an observation thaSterk makes in "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS" abou"gatekeepers"? They

Anthropologists, such as George Hicks, look for inside meaning when they do ethnographic research.

According to Sterk in her article, "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," virtually all the prostitutes she interviewed or observed were hooked on drugs.

A microculture is the patterned behavior characteristic oa subgroup within a larger society.

According to Gmelch in "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," people living in the rural Barbadian community where his study abroad student, Hanna, was doing research believed that

In "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," when Gmelch learned abouthe difficulties his study abroad studenwas having in her homestay village, he read her field notes and discovered thashe had been talking to and accompanying a Rastafarian named Joseph.

Spradley argues thaculture is more like a map, guiding human action, rather than a stricseorules requiring specific behavior.

The !Kung regularly understate their own hunting achievements to avoid looking arrogant.

Culture is the patterned behavior characteristic oa group opeople.

!Kung expressed disappointmenwith the ox Lee gave them for the Christmas feasbecause

In "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," Sterk found thaAIDS affects the lives oprostitutes buthacustomers often refuse to use condoms.

According to Gmelch's article, "Nice Girls Don'Talk to Rastas," when his students do fieldwork in rural Barbadian communities

The concepo"expliciculture" is a key paroHerberBlumer's theory osymbolic interaction.

According to Sterk, abou__________ percenothe prostitutes she interviewed were nodrug addicts.

According to Lee, a !Kung hunter

According to Sterk, "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era oAIDS," 30 prostitutes she Interviewed were college graduates and 75 percenoher informants had graduated from high school.

HerberBlumer developed a theory osymbolic interactionism.

Language and Communication

Ecology and Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Religion, Magic, and Worldview

Globalization

Using and Doing Anthropology

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