Question 1

Why did the applied anthropologist in the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP)propose that nitrogen-fixing trees be planted?

Accepted Answer

A)  These trees would create greater amounts of oxygen and clean air. 
B)  Nitrogen-fixing trees grow at a slower rate and can be harvested much more quickly. 
C)  Trees that use nitrogen create a much stronger wood that can be used commercially. 
D)  Nitrogen-fixing trees stabilize an area against erosion and can be used as feed for livestock. 
E)  These were the only kinds of trees that Jamaica had available at low cost. 
A)  These trees would create greater amounts of oxygen and clean air. 
B)  Nitrogen-fixing trees grow at a slower rate and can be harvested much more quickly. 
C)  Trees that use nitrogen create a much stronger wood that can be used commercially. 
D)  Nitrogen-fixing trees stabilize an area against erosion and can be used as feed for livestock. 
E)  These were the only kinds of trees that Jamaica had available at low cost.

Question 2

What is the primary advantage of document analysis as an ethnographic field method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because it is a documented record, it can be tested and proved. 
B)  It almost always involves multiple perspectives ad accounts of a problem. 
C)  Official documents are easy to obtain and can be used as ways to prompt interviewees to share information. 
D)  It does not cost much to do this kind of work. 
E)  It is non-intrusive and provides large quantities of information. 
A)  Because it is a documented record, it can be tested and proved. 
B)  It almost always involves multiple perspectives ad accounts of a problem. 
C)  Official documents are easy to obtain and can be used as ways to prompt interviewees to share information. 
D)  It does not cost much to do this kind of work. 
E)  It is non-intrusive and provides large quantities of information.

Question 3

When teaching,anthropologists should:

Accepted Answer

A)  be fair, candid, and nonexploitive in their dealing with students. 
B)  be sure to minimize the importance of ethics in anthropological research. 
C)  be careful to keep students away from their research and writing for publication. 
D)  involve students in every part of the anthropologist's fieldwork at that time. 
E)  recruit students to work as apprentices on fieldwork projects so that they better learn about ethics. 
A)  be fair, candid, and nonexploitive in their dealing with students. 
B)  be sure to minimize the importance of ethics in anthropological research. 
C)  be careful to keep students away from their research and writing for publication. 
D)  involve students in every part of the anthropologist's fieldwork at that time. 
E)  recruit students to work as apprentices on fieldwork projects so that they better learn about ethics.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes participatory action research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It always involves an anthropologist gathering data firsthand. 
B)  It involves the anthropologist living with and observing the people studied. 
C)  It is a type of research in which the anthropologist and community work together to find solutions. 
D)  It is a kind of advocacy research in which the anthropologist represents the people studied in order to better their lives. 
E)  It is research that is headed by indigenous peoples and not the anthropologist as an outsider. 
A)  It always involves an anthropologist gathering data firsthand. 
B)  It involves the anthropologist living with and observing the people studied. 
C)  It is a type of research in which the anthropologist and community work together to find solutions. 
D)  It is a kind of advocacy research in which the anthropologist represents the people studied in order to better their lives. 
E)  It is research that is headed by indigenous peoples and not the anthropologist as an outsider.

Question 5

Learning another language is:

Accepted Answer

A)  seldom part of the anthropologist's preparation for fieldwork. 
B)  always accomplished before the anthropologist enters the field site. 
C)  necessary only when an interpreter cannot be found. 
D)  an important part of the tradition of anthropological fieldwork. 
E)  required in fieldwork, whether or not the anthropologist travels to another country. 
A)  seldom part of the anthropologist's preparation for fieldwork. 
B)  always accomplished before the anthropologist enters the field site. 
C)  necessary only when an interpreter cannot be found. 
D)  an important part of the tradition of anthropological fieldwork. 
E)  required in fieldwork, whether or not the anthropologist travels to another country.

Question 6

What are the five stages of fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

The stages include: selecting

Question 7

Funding agencies routinely require that the anthropologist produce a research proposal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Culture shock is a common occurrence with anthropologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Deciding who might be most likely to participate in an applied project is part of which stage of fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  analyzing the data 
B)  collecting the data 
C)  formulating a research design 
D)  selecting a research problem 
E)  interpreting the data 
A)  analyzing the data 
B)  collecting the data 
C)  formulating a research design 
D)  selecting a research problem 
E)  interpreting the data

Question 10

What is participant-observation? What demands does this method make on the anthropologist and the population with which she or he is working?

Accepted Answer

Participant-observation is a research me

Question 11

For anthropologists,fieldwork is experiential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The research problem selected for the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP)included:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the amount of trees planted and harvested and also developing markets for commerce. 
B)  increasing grazing foods available for livestock and decreasing soil erosion. 
C)  training local dockworkers to be commercial farmers. 
D)  working with local populations to train forest managers and increase conservation awareness. 
E)  introducing trees from other countries so that Jamaica could produce wood for export. 
A)  increasing the amount of trees planted and harvested and also developing markets for commerce. 
B)  increasing grazing foods available for livestock and decreasing soil erosion. 
C)  training local dockworkers to be commercial farmers. 
D)  working with local populations to train forest managers and increase conservation awareness. 
E)  introducing trees from other countries so that Jamaica could produce wood for export.

Question 13

Anthropologists receiving support from their sponsors must:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflect upon the purposes of the sponsoring organizations and the potential uses to which the findings will be put. 
B)  never reveal their sources of information to their sponsors. 
C)  never accept more money than to meet their research expenses. 
D)  accept the fact that their sponsors have the right to make all ethical decisions. 
E)  make sure that the sponsoring organizations will be able to use the data they collect. 
A)  reflect upon the purposes of the sponsoring organizations and the potential uses to which the findings will be put. 
B)  never reveal their sources of information to their sponsors. 
C)  never accept more money than to meet their research expenses. 
D)  accept the fact that their sponsors have the right to make all ethical decisions. 
E)  make sure that the sponsoring organizations will be able to use the data they collect.

Question 14

After having read about the five stages of fieldwork,which ones do you believe would be most difficult? Why? Provide examples to illustrate your points.

Accepted Answer

After having read about the five stages

Question 15

The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)are the world's largest anthropological data retrieval system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is the most important advantage of participant observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not lead to easily comparable or reproducible data. 
B)  It is practical only among small group sizes. 
C)  It has an obtrusive effect on the subject matter. 
D)  Recording information can be challenging. 
E)  It generally enhances rapport. 
A)  It does not lead to easily comparable or reproducible data. 
B)  It is practical only among small group sizes. 
C)  It has an obtrusive effect on the subject matter. 
D)  Recording information can be challenging. 
E)  It generally enhances rapport.

Question 17

After the difficult steps of collecting data,the interpretation of anthropological findings is easy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most anthropologists use photography as part of their data-gathering techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Michelle Renaud,an applied anthropologist working with prostitutes in Senegal,used traditional data-gathering techniques in ethnographic research to better understand the high incidence of AIDS.What were her most significant conclusions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Senegalese government needs to regulate prostitution so that the women are licensed and given regular health check-ups. 
B)  AIDS education and condom use should extend beyond the prostitutes and their clients to the prostitute's boyfriends and wider adult community. 
C)  Prostitutes need to use condoms with their clients and practice safe sex. 
D)  Prostitution needs to be closed down and put out of business so that AIDS can be better controlled in that area. 
E)  Because AIDS is much less evident in this area of Senegal than in neighboring communities, the country can learn much from studying the ways that the disease is managed in Kaolack. 
A)  Senegalese government needs to regulate prostitution so that the women are licensed and given regular health check-ups. 
B)  AIDS education and condom use should extend beyond the prostitutes and their clients to the prostitute's boyfriends and wider adult community. 
C)  Prostitutes need to use condoms with their clients and practice safe sex. 
D)  Prostitution needs to be closed down and put out of business so that AIDS can be better controlled in that area. 
E)  Because AIDS is much less evident in this area of Senegal than in neighboring communities, the country can learn much from studying the ways that the disease is managed in Kaolack.

Question 20

How important is it for an anthropologist to be able to cope with change and with the unknown? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

It is extremely important for an anthrop

Why did the applied anthropologist in the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP)propose that nitrogen-fixing trees be planted?

What is the primary advantage of document analysis as an ethnographic field method?

When teaching,anthropologists should:

Which of the following best describes participatory action research?

Learning another language is:

What are the five stages of fieldwork?

Funding agencies routinely require that the anthropologist produce a research proposal.

Culture shock is a common occurrence with anthropologists.

Deciding who might be most likely to participate in an applied project is part of which stage of fieldwork?

What is participant-observation? What demands does this method make on the anthropologist and the population with which she or he is working?

For anthropologists,fieldwork is experiential.

The research problem selected for the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP)included:

Anthropologists receiving support from their sponsors must:

After having read about the five stages of fieldwork,which ones do you believe would be most difficult? Why? Provide examples to illustrate your points.

The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)are the world's largest anthropological data retrieval system.

Which of the following is the most important advantage of participant observation?

After the difficult steps of collecting data,the interpretation of anthropological findings is easy.

Most anthropologists use photography as part of their data-gathering techniques.

Michelle Renaud,an applied anthropologist working with prostitutes in Senegal,used traditional data-gathering techniques in ethnographic research to better understand the high incidence of AIDS.What were her most significant conclusions?

How important is it for an anthropologist to be able to cope with change and with the unknown? Explain your answer.

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

Why did the applied anthropologist in the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP)propose that nitrogen-fixing trees be planted?

What is the primary advantage of document analysis as an ethnographic field method?

When teaching,anthropologists should:

Which of the following best describes participatory action research?

Learning another language is:

What are the five stages of fieldwork?

Funding agencies routinely require that the anthropologist produce a research proposal.

Culture shock is a common occurrence with anthropologists.

Deciding who might be most likely to participate in an applied project is part of which stage of fieldwork?

What is participant-observation? What demands does this method make on the anthropologist and the population with which she or he is working?

For anthropologists,fieldwork is experiential.

The research problem selected for the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP)included:

Anthropologists receiving support from their sponsors must:

After having read about the five stages of fieldwork,which ones do you believe would be most difficult? Why? Provide examples to illustrate your points.

The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)are the world's largest anthropological data retrieval system.

Which of the following is the most important advantage of participant observation?

After the difficult steps of collecting data,the interpretation of anthropological findings is easy.

Most anthropologists use photography as part of their data-gathering techniques.

Michelle Renaud,an applied anthropologist working with prostitutes in Senegal,used traditional data-gathering techniques in ethnographic research to better understand the high incidence of AIDS.What were her most significant conclusions?

How important is it for an anthropologist to be able to cope with change and with the unknown? Explain your answer.

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