Question 1

What are some new technologies useful for gathering anthropological data?

Accepted Answer

New technologies include Inter

Question 2

What are some of the symptoms of culture shock?

Accepted Answer

Homesickness,boredom,withdrawal,need for

Question 3

As a general rule,structured interviews should be used before unstructured interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the major benefit that results from narrative,or reflexive,ethnography?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides a more objective account of fieldwork. 
B)  It is subjective and leads to much more interesting publications on the ethnographic experience. 
C)  Narrative ethnography provides employment and recognition for community members. 
D)  Through narrative ethnography we better understand the process of doing fieldwork and the effect that the researcher and subjects have on each other. 
E)  Narrative ethnography is recognized today as the only way to produce comparative data sets that allow for a scientific analysis of culture. 
A)  It provides a more objective account of fieldwork. 
B)  It is subjective and leads to much more interesting publications on the ethnographic experience. 
C)  Narrative ethnography provides employment and recognition for community members. 
D)  Through narrative ethnography we better understand the process of doing fieldwork and the effect that the researcher and subjects have on each other. 
E)  Narrative ethnography is recognized today as the only way to produce comparative data sets that allow for a scientific analysis of culture.

Question 5

All of the following are common reasons that the AIDS epidemic is particularly difficult to control except:

Accepted Answer

A)  different types of marriage patterns are practiced worldwide, including re-marrying an infected widow to surviving brother. 
B)  there is a high proportion of high risk groups within a population. 
C)  the immune system is well-studied and cannot be controlled for disease. 
D)  a chemical cure is not likely to be found soon because viruses are poorly understood. 
E)  the biological factors involved are extremely complex. 
A)  different types of marriage patterns are practiced worldwide, including re-marrying an infected widow to surviving brother. 
B)  there is a high proportion of high risk groups within a population. 
C)  the immune system is well-studied and cannot be controlled for disease. 
D)  a chemical cure is not likely to be found soon because viruses are poorly understood. 
E)  the biological factors involved are extremely complex.

Question 6

For the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP),Susan Andreatta looked for patterns in the data.Why is this a significant approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patterns signify the more resistant areas of cultural behavior. 
B)  Patterns suggest general trends and behaviors that affect the group as a whole. 
C)  Patterns are significant because they must be modified in order for any change to occur. 
D)  Through patterns the anthropologist can apply quantitative field research methods that provide accurate data. 
E)  This was the only time that an anthropologist had used pattern data in research. 
A)  Patterns signify the more resistant areas of cultural behavior. 
B)  Patterns suggest general trends and behaviors that affect the group as a whole. 
C)  Patterns are significant because they must be modified in order for any change to occur. 
D)  Through patterns the anthropologist can apply quantitative field research methods that provide accurate data. 
E)  This was the only time that an anthropologist had used pattern data in research.

Question 7

Ethical dilemmas are common in fieldwork.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Anthropologists rely on fieldwork to:

Accepted Answer

A)  describe and explain diverse cultures. 
B)  study how people think rather than how they behave. . 
C)  avoiding having to test hypotheses. 
D)  generate laws of universal behavior. 
E)  document the growth of indigenous communities. 
A)  describe and explain diverse cultures. 
B)  study how people think rather than how they behave. . 
C)  avoiding having to test hypotheses. 
D)  generate laws of universal behavior. 
E)  document the growth of indigenous communities.

Question 9

How do qualitative and quantitative methods differ?

Accepted Answer

Qualitative methods involve pa

Question 10

Which of the following is not part of the advice that Ferraro gives for conducting participant-observation fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  proceed slowly 
B)  secure permission from the top down in the political hierarchy 
C)  never eat the local food unless you've seen it prepared 
D)  be consistent in how you explain who you are 
E)  communicate to the local people that you are there to be a student 
A)  proceed slowly 
B)  secure permission from the top down in the political hierarchy 
C)  never eat the local food unless you've seen it prepared 
D)  be consistent in how you explain who you are 
E)  communicate to the local people that you are there to be a student

What are some new technologies useful for gathering anthropological data?

What are some of the symptoms of culture shock?

As a general rule,structured interviews should be used before unstructured interviews.

What is the major benefit that results from narrative,or reflexive,ethnography?

All of the following are common reasons that the AIDS epidemic is particularly difficult to control except:

For the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP),Susan Andreatta looked for patterns in the data.Why is this a significant approach?

Ethical dilemmas are common in fieldwork.

Anthropologists rely on fieldwork to:

How do qualitative and quantitative methods differ?

Which of the following is not part of the advice that Ferraro gives for conducting participant-observation fieldwork?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

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Exam 5: Methods in Cultural Anthropology

What are some new technologies useful for gathering anthropological data?

What are some of the symptoms of culture shock?

As a general rule,structured interviews should be used before unstructured interviews.

What is the major benefit that results from narrative,or reflexive,ethnography?

All of the following are common reasons that the AIDS epidemic is particularly difficult to control except:

For the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP),Susan Andreatta looked for patterns in the data.Why is this a significant approach?

Ethical dilemmas are common in fieldwork.

Anthropologists rely on fieldwork to:

How do qualitative and quantitative methods differ?

Which of the following is not part of the advice that Ferraro gives for conducting participant-observation fieldwork?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters