Question 1

What is the name of the organization that has issued a statement of ethical guidelines for anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Association for American Anthropologists 
B) American Anthropological Institute 
C) American Anthropological Association 
D) Anthropological Ethics Institute 
E) American Association of Anthropologists 
A) Association for American Anthropologists 
B) American Anthropological Institute 
C) American Anthropological Association 
D) Anthropological Ethics Institute 
E) American Association of Anthropologists

Question 2

Women were not involved in anthropology prior to 1950.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The belief that one's own culture is superior to another is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The belief that one's own culture is...

Question 4

Individuals who serve as guides and teachers for anthropologists in the culture in which they do fieldwork are called by all of the following terms except:

Accepted Answer

A) consultants. 
B) managers. 
C) interlocutors. 
D) informants. 
E) respondents. 
A) consultants. 
B) managers. 
C) interlocutors. 
D) informants. 
E) respondents.

Question 5

What is an ethnographic interview? Discuss the different types of interviews that anthropologists use and the kinds of data that they collect through interviews.

Accepted Answer

An ethnographic interview is a research

Question 6

Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Anthropologists assumed that men represented women's voices. 
B) Women and men live quite segregated lives in most societies. 
C) The majority of practicing anthropologists was male and had little access to working with women in other societies. 
D) Men's roles were much more public and more easily studied. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) Anthropologists assumed that men represented women's voices. 
B) Women and men live quite segregated lives in most societies. 
C) The majority of practicing anthropologists was male and had little access to working with women in other societies. 
D) Men's roles were much more public and more easily studied. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 7

Name at least 3 challenges associated with collaborative ethnography.

Accepted Answer

These include: representing a culture ac

Question 8

Which theoretical approach argues that no knowledge is objective and all knowledge is influenced by the observer's own culture,social position,and gender?

Accepted Answer

A) native anthropology 
B) feminist anthropology 
C) postmodernism 
D) transcendental ethnography 
E) collaborative ethnography 
A) native anthropology 
B) feminist anthropology 
C) postmodernism 
D) transcendental ethnography 
E) collaborative ethnography

Question 9

The Human Relations Area Files:

Accepted Answer

A) do not allow for cross-cultural comparison. 
B) represent multiple researchers using a single perspective 
C) involve multiple perspectives and indexed data 
D) are no longer active today. 
E) are not available in computer searchable formats. 
A) do not allow for cross-cultural comparison. 
B) represent multiple researchers using a single perspective 
C) involve multiple perspectives and indexed data 
D) are no longer active today. 
E) are not available in computer searchable formats.

Question 10

Culture shock occurs exclusively among new anthropologists doing first fieldwork.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The term "key informant" is used to refer to individuals who are:

Accepted Answer

A) able to work with the anthropologist as research assistants,indicating whom they should interview and how they should collect their data. 
B) gossips who share information that is considered private and known by only a few people. 
C) well informed and eager to talk with the anthropologist regarding material the anthropologist is studying. 
D) of the highest social status and often in charge of the community politically and socially. 
E) in governmental positions in the host country and must approve of the anthropologist's work before he or she leaves the country. 
A) able to work with the anthropologist as research assistants,indicating whom they should interview and how they should collect their data. 
B) gossips who share information that is considered private and known by only a few people. 
C) well informed and eager to talk with the anthropologist regarding material the anthropologist is studying. 
D) of the highest social status and often in charge of the community politically and socially. 
E) in governmental positions in the host country and must approve of the anthropologist's work before he or she leaves the country.

Question 13

Informed consent involves all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) anthropologists must be involved in a dynamic discussion with participants in order to explain the significance of informed consent. 
B) individuals should understand the risks and benefits inherent in the research. 
C) participants must sign a contract with the anthropologist indicating that they approve of the research study. 
D) participants must understand how the research data is likely to affect them. 
E) individuals must be free to decide if they want to participate. 
A) anthropologists must be involved in a dynamic discussion with participants in order to explain the significance of informed consent. 
B) individuals should understand the risks and benefits inherent in the research. 
C) participants must sign a contract with the anthropologist indicating that they approve of the research study. 
D) participants must understand how the research data is likely to affect them. 
E) individuals must be free to decide if they want to participate.

Question 14

Postmodernism brought many changes to the practice of ethnographic fieldwork.Describe these changes and then discuss whether or not you believe anthropology should be considered a science.

Accepted Answer

Postmodernism brought several changes to

Question 15

Early anthropologists who relied on travelers and missionaries for their fieldwork data were called:

Accepted Answer

A) armchair anthropologists. 
B) novices. 
C) native anthropologists. 
D) secondhand anthropologists. 
E) early scholars. 
A) armchair anthropologists. 
B) novices. 
C) native anthropologists. 
D) secondhand anthropologists. 
E) early scholars.

Question 16

In the mid-1960s the U.S.army and Department of Defense attempted to enlist anthropologists to serve as consultants in the development of American foreign policy goals.This project was named:

Accepted Answer

A) Mission Culture. 
B) Kennedy. 
C) Columbia. 
D) Camelot. 
E) Monroe Doctrine. 
A) Mission Culture. 
B) Kennedy. 
C) Columbia. 
D) Camelot. 
E) Monroe Doctrine.

Question 17

The most important ethical responsibility in anthropological fieldwork is to protect the interests of the people whom you are studying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following best describes anthropologist Greg Simon's account of fieldwork in Bukittinggi,Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

A) It was like going home,as he was very accepted and involved in life there. 
B) It was a disturbing experience at first,but it ended as extremely positive. 
C) It was successful and he looks forward to many more field experiences as he continues to work there. 
D) It was a very successful experience and filled with very positive emotions. 
E) It was an uncomfortable experience filled with very deep and disturbing emotions. 
A) It was like going home,as he was very accepted and involved in life there. 
B) It was a disturbing experience at first,but it ended as extremely positive. 
C) It was successful and he looks forward to many more field experiences as he continues to work there. 
D) It was a very successful experience and filled with very positive emotions. 
E) It was an uncomfortable experience filled with very deep and disturbing emotions.

Question 19

Researchers who view the actions of other people simply in terms of the degree to which they correspond to their own notions of the ways people should behave are:

Accepted Answer

A) postmodern. 
B) ethnocentric. 
C) culturally relative. 
D) evolutionists. 
E) racist. 
A) postmodern. 
B) ethnocentric. 
C) culturally relative. 
D) evolutionists. 
E) racist.

Question 20

All of the following are common challenges that native anthropologists face except:

Accepted Answer

A) it can be very difficult to understand what an insider in that culture may feel. 
B) it involves an emotional aspect,as anthropologists may experience so much of their personal life within the study. 
C) one must decide whether to be disinterested in the material or to serve as an advocate. 
D) it can be difficult to maintain a neutral stand within the cultural group and study. 
E) it can be difficult to maintain a stance of cultural relativism. 
A) it can be very difficult to understand what an insider in that culture may feel. 
B) it involves an emotional aspect,as anthropologists may experience so much of their personal life within the study. 
C) one must decide whether to be disinterested in the material or to serve as an advocate. 
D) it can be difficult to maintain a neutral stand within the cultural group and study. 
E) it can be difficult to maintain a stance of cultural relativism.

What is the name of the organization that has issued a statement of ethical guidelines for anthropologists?

Women were not involved in anthropology prior to 1950.

The belief that one's own culture is superior to another is called __________.

Individuals who serve as guides and teachers for anthropologists in the culture in which they do fieldwork are called by all of the following terms except:

What is an ethnographic interview? Discuss the different types of interviews that anthropologists use and the kinds of data that they collect through interviews.

Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s?

Name at least 3 challenges associated with collaborative ethnography.

Which theoretical approach argues that no knowledge is objective and all knowledge is influenced by the observer's own culture,social position,and gender?

The Human Relations Area Files:

Culture shock occurs exclusively among new anthropologists doing first fieldwork.

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

The term "key informant" is used to refer to individuals who are:

Informed consent involves all of the following except:

Postmodernism brought many changes to the practice of ethnographic fieldwork.Describe these changes and then discuss whether or not you believe anthropology should be considered a science.

Early anthropologists who relied on travelers and missionaries for their fieldwork data were called:

In the mid-1960s the U.S.army and Department of Defense attempted to enlist anthropologists to serve as consultants in the development of American foreign policy goals.This project was named:

The most important ethical responsibility in anthropological fieldwork is to protect the interests of the people whom you are studying.

Which of the following best describes anthropologist Greg Simon's account of fieldwork in Bukittinggi,Indonesia?

Researchers who view the actions of other people simply in terms of the degree to which they correspond to their own notions of the ways people should behave are:

All of the following are common challenges that native anthropologists face except:

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

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Exam 3: Doing Cultural Anthropology

What is the name of the organization that has issued a statement of ethical guidelines for anthropologists?

Women were not involved in anthropology prior to 1950.

The belief that one's own culture is superior to another is called __________.

Individuals who serve as guides and teachers for anthropologists in the culture in which they do fieldwork are called by all of the following terms except:

What is an ethnographic interview? Discuss the different types of interviews that anthropologists use and the kinds of data that they collect through interviews.

Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s?

Name at least 3 challenges associated with collaborative ethnography.

Which theoretical approach argues that no knowledge is objective and all knowledge is influenced by the observer's own culture,social position,and gender?

The Human Relations Area Files:

Culture shock occurs exclusively among new anthropologists doing first fieldwork.

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

The term "key informant" is used to refer to individuals who are:

Informed consent involves all of the following except:

Postmodernism brought many changes to the practice of ethnographic fieldwork.Describe these changes and then discuss whether or not you believe anthropology should be considered a science.

Early anthropologists who relied on travelers and missionaries for their fieldwork data were called:

In the mid-1960s the U.S.army and Department of Defense attempted to enlist anthropologists to serve as consultants in the development of American foreign policy goals.This project was named:

The most important ethical responsibility in anthropological fieldwork is to protect the interests of the people whom you are studying.

Which of the following best describes anthropologist Greg Simon's account of fieldwork in Bukittinggi,Indonesia?

Researchers who view the actions of other people simply in terms of the degree to which they correspond to their own notions of the ways people should behave are:

All of the following are common challenges that native anthropologists face except:

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters