Question 1

Why is Randol Contreras's ethnography The Stickup Kids considered so important?

Accepted Answer

A) His study is a replication of an earlier ethnography,probing the reliability of ethnography as a research method. 
B) The external validity of his study is particularly strong,addressing social inequality issues more broadly. 
C) Contreras is an insider-ethnographer,returning to the social location of his upbringing to do ethnography. 
D) The research explored the ethics of covert research and deception. 
A) His study is a replication of an earlier ethnography,probing the reliability of ethnography as a research method. 
B) The external validity of his study is particularly strong,addressing social inequality issues more broadly. 
C) Contreras is an insider-ethnographer,returning to the social location of his upbringing to do ethnography. 
D) The research explored the ethics of covert research and deception.

Question 2

List and describe two ways in which globalization has affected fieldwork and ethnography.

Accepted Answer

1)Anthropology and sociology are no long

Question 3

The most common role adopted by researchers doing ethnography today is

Accepted Answer

A) complete participant. 
B) participant observer. 
C) observer. 
D) covert observer. 
A) complete participant. 
B) participant observer. 
C) observer. 
D) covert observer.

Question 4

Devon is a graduate student beginning an ethnography of a preschool soccer team.He seeks site entry by contacting the gatekeeper(s):

Accepted Answer

A) the parents,because the children are under age 18 and cannot give informed consent. 
B) the coach,because she has the authority to allow an outsider into the team. 
C) his academic adviser,because he determines whether the study can proceed. 
D) the children themselves,because establishing rapport with subjects is essential. 
A) the parents,because the children are under age 18 and cannot give informed consent. 
B) the coach,because she has the authority to allow an outsider into the team. 
C) his academic adviser,because he determines whether the study can proceed. 
D) the children themselves,because establishing rapport with subjects is essential.

Question 5

You are proposing an ethnographic study about brain surgeons in the operating room.Of the four fieldworker roles,which one will you most likely choose,and why? Choose one other role and explain why it would not be suitable.

Accepted Answer

The four roles are complete participant,

Question 6

W.E.B.DuBois's The Philadelphia Negro is best classified as a

Accepted Answer

A) community study,because it is similar to most ethnographies about whole villages or tribes. 
B) community study,because the African American subculture is similar to a community within a society. 
C) neighborhood study,because it is about a neighborhood within a big city. 
D) neighborhood study,because at the time,African Americans lived within one neighborhood of Philadelphia. 
A) community study,because it is similar to most ethnographies about whole villages or tribes. 
B) community study,because the African American subculture is similar to a community within a society. 
C) neighborhood study,because it is about a neighborhood within a big city. 
D) neighborhood study,because at the time,African Americans lived within one neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Question 7

Which statement is most often true? Ethnographers begin their research

Accepted Answer

A) with a topic,and then choose a site that fits the topic. 
B) sometimes with a topic or sometimes with a site. 
C) with a field site,and then generate a topic that fits the site. 
D) with both site and topic firmly established. 
A) with a topic,and then choose a site that fits the topic. 
B) sometimes with a topic or sometimes with a site. 
C) with a field site,and then generate a topic that fits the site. 
D) with both site and topic firmly established.

Question 8

In a study about cheating,the researcher finds that students believe cheating is wrong,but they do it anyway.The most common justification was,"If the teacher doesn't catch it,then he must not mind.It's the teacher's job to stop us from cheating." This reasoning helps resolve

Accepted Answer

A) confusion. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) subcultural confusion. 
D) cultural norms in tension. 
A) confusion. 
B) cognitive dissonance. 
C) subcultural confusion. 
D) cultural norms in tension.

Question 9

Nancy Scheper-Hughes writes an ethnography about human rights abuses involved in global human organ acquisitions,and advocates for policy changes related to this issue.Her ethnography may be understood as

Accepted Answer

A) postmodern,because it addresses global issues and is not limited to a single field site. 
B) reflexive,because it looks back and forth between rich and poor. 
C) documentary,not ethnography,because it documents and advocates on an issue. 
D) critical,which is a valid form of ethnography that reports an injustice and advocates for change. 
A) postmodern,because it addresses global issues and is not limited to a single field site. 
B) reflexive,because it looks back and forth between rich and poor. 
C) documentary,not ethnography,because it documents and advocates on an issue. 
D) critical,which is a valid form of ethnography that reports an injustice and advocates for change.

Question 10

Dr.Silverstein knows he has reached saturation in his ethnographic study of shark attack survivors when

Accepted Answer

A) the research subjects are reluctant to participate in additional interviews. 
B) he reaches his goal of interviewing a certain number of people. 
C) additional data are no longer yielding new insights. 
D) his intuition,or "gut," says the project is reaching completion. 
A) the research subjects are reluctant to participate in additional interviews. 
B) he reaches his goal of interviewing a certain number of people. 
C) additional data are no longer yielding new insights. 
D) his intuition,or "gut," says the project is reaching completion.

Question 11

A research role of complete participant involves ________,whereas going native involves ________.

Accepted Answer

A) immersing oneself in a research role and keeping it secret;losing one's original identity 
B) losing one's original identity;living with indigenous people for many years 
C) fully participating in the daily life of the people being studied;immersing oneself in a research role and keeping it secret 
D) just living with the people being studied,and no longer taking notes;living among the people being studied after the project is completed 
A) immersing oneself in a research role and keeping it secret;losing one's original identity 
B) losing one's original identity;living with indigenous people for many years 
C) fully participating in the daily life of the people being studied;immersing oneself in a research role and keeping it secret 
D) just living with the people being studied,and no longer taking notes;living among the people being studied after the project is completed

Question 12

You are conducting a study of how chemistry majors do homework.You sit with a group of chemistry majors and try to observe their homework processes.You quickly realize you will need to alter your research methods,because you have inadvertently triggered reactivity.You are confident of this assessment because the chemistry majors are

Accepted Answer

A) using vocabulary and concepts that you don't understand. 
B) explaining chemistry to you,rather than doing their homework. 
C) doing homework that is not chemistry. 
D) acting stressed. 
A) using vocabulary and concepts that you don't understand. 
B) explaining chemistry to you,rather than doing their homework. 
C) doing homework that is not chemistry. 
D) acting stressed.

Question 13

Missy Carranza is a Hispanic anthropologist studying gender at an all-white fraternity in Vermont.She reflects on Robert Merton's "insider-outsider problem," so she considers

Accepted Answer

A) how,as a woman,she will gain access to her field site. 
B) how,as an outsider by both ethnicity and gender,she will establish rapport with her subjects. 
C) whether a white man could understand this population better,or less well,than a Hispanic woman. 
D) which research role would generate the best data. 
A) how,as a woman,she will gain access to her field site. 
B) how,as an outsider by both ethnicity and gender,she will establish rapport with her subjects. 
C) whether a white man could understand this population better,or less well,than a Hispanic woman. 
D) which research role would generate the best data.

Question 14

Which type of ethnographic writing is MOST common?

Accepted Answer

A) confessional tales 
B) advocacy tales 
C) critical ethnographies 
D) realist tales 
A) confessional tales 
B) advocacy tales 
C) critical ethnographies 
D) realist tales

Question 15

Would it be easier for a researcher to write a grant proposal for an ethnography if he or she were using a grounded theory approach or an extended case study approach? Explain.

Accepted Answer

When using the grounded theory approach,

Question 16

Cyberethnography,or netnography,refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the use of computers to contact research subjects for in-person interviews. 
B) the study of how people behave in the online world. 
C) the dissemination of research online. 
D) online research in which the researcher-subject division is completely erased. 
A) the use of computers to contact research subjects for in-person interviews. 
B) the study of how people behave in the online world. 
C) the dissemination of research online. 
D) online research in which the researcher-subject division is completely erased.

Question 17

When Elijah Anderson began his fieldwork with street corner men on Chicago's South Side,he had no research question.This choice was valid because he was using the grounded theory approach,which involves researchers

Accepted Answer

A) generating theory based in the data itself. 
B) co-constructing theory and focus with research subjects. 
C) reading theory and relevant literature after fieldwork,instead of before. 
D) doing ethnography from a literary point of view,instead of scientific. 
A) generating theory based in the data itself. 
B) co-constructing theory and focus with research subjects. 
C) reading theory and relevant literature after fieldwork,instead of before. 
D) doing ethnography from a literary point of view,instead of scientific.

Question 18

Why would an ethnographer seek out a gatekeeper?

Accepted Answer

A) to receive IRB approval 
B) to gain access to a field site 
C) to develop a sample 
D) to choose a topic 
A) to receive IRB approval 
B) to gain access to a field site 
C) to develop a sample 
D) to choose a topic

Question 19

Henry wants to take high-quality field notes,so he records

Accepted Answer

A) direct observations in his field notes,and his feelings and reactions in his personal journal. 
B) direct observations,inferences,and guesses about what is happening,and his feelings and reactions,all in his field notes. 
C) only direct observations,saving inferences and interpretations for the time after fieldwork has ended. 
D) neutral observations and sociological analysis in field notes,and subjective material such as inferences and personal feelings in a private journal that won't contribute to the study. 
A) direct observations in his field notes,and his feelings and reactions in his personal journal. 
B) direct observations,inferences,and guesses about what is happening,and his feelings and reactions,all in his field notes. 
C) only direct observations,saving inferences and interpretations for the time after fieldwork has ended. 
D) neutral observations and sociological analysis in field notes,and subjective material such as inferences and personal feelings in a private journal that won't contribute to the study.

Why is Randol Contreras's ethnography The Stickup Kids considered so important?

List and describe two ways in which globalization has affected fieldwork and ethnography.

The most common role adopted by researchers doing ethnography today is

Devon is a graduate student beginning an ethnography of a preschool soccer team.He seeks site entry by contacting the gatekeeper(s):

You are proposing an ethnographic study about brain surgeons in the operating room.Of the four fieldworker roles,which one will you most likely choose,and why? Choose one other role and explain why it would not be suitable.

W.E.B.DuBois's The Philadelphia Negro is best classified as a

Which statement is most often true? Ethnographers begin their research

In a study about cheating,the researcher finds that students believe cheating is wrong,but they do it anyway.The most common justification was,"If the teacher doesn't catch it,then he must not mind.It's the teacher's job to stop us from cheating." This reasoning helps resolve

Nancy Scheper-Hughes writes an ethnography about human rights abuses involved in global human organ acquisitions,and advocates for policy changes related to this issue.Her ethnography may be understood as

Dr.Silverstein knows he has reached saturation in his ethnographic study of shark attack survivors when

A research role of complete participant involves ,whereas going native involves .

Missy Carranza is a Hispanic anthropologist studying gender at an all-white fraternity in Vermont.She reflects on Robert Merton's "insider-outsider problem," so she considers

Which type of ethnographic writing is MOST common?

Would it be easier for a researcher to write a grant proposal for an ethnography if he or she were using a grounded theory approach or an extended case study approach? Explain.

Cyberethnography,or netnography,refers to

When Elijah Anderson began his fieldwork with street corner men on Chicago's South Side,he had no research question.This choice was valid because he was using the grounded theory approach,which involves researchers

Why would an ethnographer seek out a gatekeeper?

Henry wants to take high-quality field notes,so he records

The Art and Science of Social Research: An Introduction

Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research

Ethical Issues in Social Science Research

From Concepts to Models: Hypotheses, Operationalization, and Measurement

Evaluating Research: Reliability and Validity

Sampling Strategies

Experimental Research

Evaluation Research

In-Depth Interviewing

Materials-Based Methods

Social Network Analysis

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Exam 10: Ethnography

Why is Randol Contreras's ethnography The Stickup Kids considered so important?

List and describe two ways in which globalization has affected fieldwork and ethnography.

The most common role adopted by researchers doing ethnography today is

Devon is a graduate student beginning an ethnography of a preschool soccer team.He seeks site entry by contacting the gatekeeper(s):

You are proposing an ethnographic study about brain surgeons in the operating room.Of the four fieldworker roles,which one will you most likely choose,and why? Choose one other role and explain why it would not be suitable.

W.E.B.DuBois's The Philadelphia Negro is best classified as a

Which statement is most often true? Ethnographers begin their research

In a study about cheating,the researcher finds that students believe cheating is wrong,but they do it anyway.The most common justification was,"If the teacher doesn't catch it,then he must not mind.It's the teacher's job to stop us from cheating." This reasoning helps resolve

Nancy Scheper-Hughes writes an ethnography about human rights abuses involved in global human organ acquisitions,and advocates for policy changes related to this issue.Her ethnography may be understood as

Dr.Silverstein knows he has reached saturation in his ethnographic study of shark attack survivors when

A research role of complete participant involves ________,whereas going native involves ________.

Missy Carranza is a Hispanic anthropologist studying gender at an all-white fraternity in Vermont.She reflects on Robert Merton's "insider-outsider problem," so she considers

Which type of ethnographic writing is MOST common?

Would it be easier for a researcher to write a grant proposal for an ethnography if he or she were using a grounded theory approach or an extended case study approach? Explain.

Cyberethnography,or netnography,refers to

When Elijah Anderson began his fieldwork with street corner men on Chicago's South Side,he had no research question.This choice was valid because he was using the grounded theory approach,which involves researchers

Why would an ethnographer seek out a gatekeeper?

Henry wants to take high-quality field notes,so he records

The Art and Science of Social Research: An Introduction

Research Foundations: Linking Sociological Theory to Research

Ethical Issues in Social Science Research

From Concepts to Models: Hypotheses, Operationalization, and Measurement

Evaluating Research: Reliability and Validity

Sampling Strategies

Experimental Research

Evaluation Research

In-Depth Interviewing

Materials-Based Methods

Social Network Analysis

Univariate and Bivariate Analysis of Quantitative Data

Multivariate and Advanced Quantitative Methods

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Communicating Social Science Research Findings

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A research role of complete participant involves ,whereas going native involves .