Exam 3: Fieldwork and Ethnography

Sometimes anthropologists use a novel ethnographic approach,and this might include a fictionalized account.What would distinguish such a work from a novel?

Compare Nancy Scheper-Hughes's early ethnographic fieldwork in Alto do Cruzeiro with her current research and work with Organs Watch.How has globalization affected her fieldwork?

Bronislaw Malinowski was a strong proponent of the idea that ethnographers must

Franz Boas's "anthropologist's toolkit" certainly had notebooks and other ways to record data.One of the things Boas did not have enough of,however,was

In an age of intensifying globalization,ethnographic research continues to provide deep insight and understanding of the myriad parts of our informants' everyday lives and cultures,due in large part to the continued use of

In his study of everyday "Body Rituals among the Nacirema," Horace Miner

Expansion of ________ networks in the late twentieth century has allowed anthropologists to continue research even after leaving the field.

Explain how ethnographers can explore global phenomena by conducting fieldwork at the local level.

One of the ways that ethnography is written in the twenty-first century has to do with native voices.In general,compared with the past,there has been ________ emphasis on including native voices.

Upon arrival at a new site for ethnographic research,your curiosity leads you to spend large amounts of time walking through the small village complex where you live.In doing so,you begin to discover

In writing about her findings in a Brazilian shantytown,Nancy Scheper-Hughes's account of Alto do Cruzeiro provides a window into the terrible toll of nonconsensual organ harvesting among the poor,as well as how she herself changed over time.How might an anthropologist justify the publication of this ethnographic research when considering the problem of ethnographic authority?

Similar to the trafficking of human organs discussed in the text,the problem of young girls in Nepal being abducted or forced from their homes and forced into the global sex trade is an example of the impacts of

Define three fieldwork strategies anthropologists use to research their ethnographies,and describe the context in which each is used.

Margaret Mead's talent for blending fieldwork with dynamic writing about gender roles provided her with the authority and opportunity to become an important ________ anthropologist.

One recent development in ethnography includes a kind of "full disclosure," which can include discussing length of fieldwork and even intimate details about the relationships with research subjects.This is done to clarify the nature of

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The significant difference between quantitative and qualitative data is that qualitative data

Evaluate the merits of the long-term participant observation advocated by Bronislaw Malinowski relative to merits of the methods of "armchair" anthropology.

The American Anthropological Association mandate of "Do No Harm" came about because of

Fieldwork is often considered a rite of passage for students in part because it