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1

Which of the following is not one of the characteristic field techniques of ethnography?
A)participant observation
B)interview schedule
C)genealogical method
D)problem-instigating research
E)life histories
2

The genealogical method is important to ethnographic research because:
A)the collection of blood samples allows researchers to extract genetic material from individuals in a culture and sequence their genes.
B)it collects data that is essential to reconstructing history and understanding current social relations.
C)it sheds light on the imponderabilia of daily life.
D)it collects information on the requisite technologies for constructing a settlement.
E)Genealogical research is not important to ethnographic research.
3

The etic perspective is:
A)that of the ethnographer.
B)that of the local members of the community being studied.
C)the one held by refugees regarding the authorities that forced them to leave their home country.
D)how locals perceive the world in which they live.
E)that of the person being interviewed.
4

Which of the following techniques is described as "anthropological research directed at investigating a specific question"?
A)problem-oriented ethnography
B)life histories
C)genealogical method
D)longitudinal research
E)survey research.
5

Which of the following is not an example of participant-observation?
A)dancing in a festival
B)singing during a ritual
C)taking part in a hunt
D)competing in the games popular in the community
E)interviewing key cultural consultants
6

Which of the following techniques is described as "the long-term study of a community, region, society, or culture"?
A)problem-oriented ethnography
B)life histories
C)genealogical method
D)longitudinal research
E)participant observation
7

Key cultural consultants are an important part of ethnographic research because they:
A)will collect all of the data.
B)write up only the important information and leave out the extraneous data.
C)can tell you all about the etic perspective.
D)can provide the most complete or useful information about particular aspects of life.
E)will apply for the grants needed to conduct the research.
8

Which of the following is not a question that must be addressed in every grant proposal?
A)What kinds of clothes will you bring?
B)Why this place?
C)Why this researcher?
D)How will the study be done?
E)Why this problem?
9

Which of the following statements is not part of the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics?
A)Anthropologists should consider reasonable requests for access to their data for purposes of research.
B)Anthropologists may intentionally manipulate and control the community under study as long as it adds to our understanding of human cultural and biological diversity.
C)Anthroplogists may move beyond disseminating research results to a position of advocacy.
D)Anthropologists may gain personally from their research, but they must not exploit individuals, groups, animals, or any biological or cultural materials.
E)The primary ethical obligation of the anthropologist is to the people, species, or materials being studied.
10

Unlike ethnography, survey research:
A)studies communities in their entirety.
B)has been traditionally conducted in nonindustrial, small-scale societies.
C)is conducted with little or no personal contact between study subjects and researchers.
D)makes little use of statistics.
E)is based on establishing close personal ties with the study community.
11

Which of the following is not a characteristic field technique of ethnography?
A)first-hand fieldwork
B)life histories
C)key consultants
D)participant observation
E)random sampling
12

Unlike questionnaires, in-depth interviews:
A)rely on very short responses.
B)are better suited to urban, complex societies where most people are literate.
C)are usually administered to a random sample of a larger population.
D)allow informants to talk about what they see as important, rather than have to modify their responses to fit into predetermined categories.
E)are traditionally associated with survey research.
13

Which of the following is unique to anthropology?
A)holistic ethnography
B)consultants
C)random sampling
D)interviews
E)questionnaires
14

What is the best way to conduct ethnographic research in complex societies?
A)survey research
B)ethnography
C)through a combination of survey and ethnographic techniques
D)observation from a distance
E)There is no good way to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in complex societies.
15

Bronislaw Malinowski is well known for all of the following except:
A)his work among the Trobriand Islanders.
B)writing his ethnographies in the style of ethnographic realism.
C)emphasizing the importance of exploring the "imponderabilia of daily life."
D)setting the standard for holistic ethnography.
E)his fieldwork with the Yanomami.







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