Question 1

The questions that anthropologists ask in the field are determined by

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A)  Their informants. 
B)  The field situation itself. 
C)  The discipline of anthropology. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Their informants. 
B)  The field situation itself. 
C)  The discipline of anthropology. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 2

When Paul Rabinow found that Ibrahim had made up a story about relatives in another city to try to get Rabinow to pay for the trip, he discovered

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A)  That he could trust no one in Morocco. 
B)  The shock of otherness. 
C)  The correctness of his informants. 
D)  The surprise of pseudo-friendship. 
A)  That he could trust no one in Morocco. 
B)  The shock of otherness. 
C)  The correctness of his informants. 
D)  The surprise of pseudo-friendship. B

Question 3

The production of objective knowledge about reality that is absolute and true for all times and places is a goal of

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A)  Anthropology. 
B)  Intersubjectivity. 
C)  Positivism. 
D)  Fieldwork. 
A)  Anthropology. 
B)  Intersubjectivity. 
C)  Positivism. 
D)  Fieldwork. C

Question 4

According to the text, even if anthropologist and informants are from very different cultures with different languages, what do they share?

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A)  A common humanity. 
B)  The fieldwork situation. 
C)  An understanding of each others' motives. 
D)  Nothing. 
A)  A common humanity. 
B)  The fieldwork situation. 
C)  An understanding of each others' motives. 
D)  Nothing.

Question 5

The text suggests that fieldwork and culture shock are related in which of the following ways?

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A)  Fieldwork permits culture shock to be avoided. 
B)  Fieldwork institutionalizes culture shock. 
C)  Culture shock makes cross-cultural learning difficult. 
D)  Culture shock distorts the data gathered through fieldwork. 
A)  Fieldwork permits culture shock to be avoided. 
B)  Fieldwork institutionalizes culture shock. 
C)  Culture shock makes cross-cultural learning difficult. 
D)  Culture shock distorts the data gathered through fieldwork.

Question 6

What are the advantages and drawbacks of multisited field research?

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Multisited field research has several ad

Question 7

Which of the following sites was NOT one of the places where Sawa Kurotani studied the lives of Japanese corporate wives?

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A)  Tokyo. 
B)  New York City. 
C)  The Research Triangle area of North Carolina. 
D)  A small city in the U.S. Midwest. 
A)  Tokyo. 
B)  New York City. 
C)  The Research Triangle area of North Carolina. 
D)  A small city in the U.S. Midwest.

Question 8

The differences between the field experiences of Paul Rabinow and those of Jean Briggs illustrate

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A)  The significance of ruptures of communication in fieldwork. 
B)  The difficulty of knowing what appropriate behavior in a particular society might be. 
C)  The importance of local knowledge in field research. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The significance of ruptures of communication in fieldwork. 
B)  The difficulty of knowing what appropriate behavior in a particular society might be. 
C)  The importance of local knowledge in field research. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 9

The subject matter of the social sciences differs in what major respect from the subject matter of the physical sciences?

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A)  It involves human beings who belong to the same species (and possibly the same society) as the scientists themselves. 
B)  Social scientific facts are separate from social values. 
C)  Physical scientists can capture objective samples of reality, whereas social scientists cannot. 
D)  People cannot be studied; they can only be understood. 
A)  It involves human beings who belong to the same species (and possibly the same society) as the scientists themselves. 
B)  Social scientific facts are separate from social values. 
C)  Physical scientists can capture objective samples of reality, whereas social scientists cannot. 
D)  People cannot be studied; they can only be understood.

Question 10

Eric Luke Lassiter urges that ethnographers go beyond the dialectic of fieldwork to do what?

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A)  Move in with their informants and become one of them. 
B)  Recognize that the informants' voices are the only voices that count. 
C)  Produce collaborative written ethnographic texts in which informants become "co-intellectuals" alongside the trained ethnographer. 
D)  Abandon ethnographic writing for activism. 
A)  Move in with their informants and become one of them. 
B)  Recognize that the informants' voices are the only voices that count. 
C)  Produce collaborative written ethnographic texts in which informants become "co-intellectuals" alongside the trained ethnographer. 
D)  Abandon ethnographic writing for activism.

Question 11

Which of the following pairs of anthropologists did fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands?

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A)  Evans-Pritchard and Hutchinson. 
B)  Kumar and Valentine. 
C)  Rabinow and Briggs. 
D)  Weiner and Malinowski. 
A)  Evans-Pritchard and Hutchinson. 
B)  Kumar and Valentine. 
C)  Rabinow and Briggs. 
D)  Weiner and Malinowski.

Question 12

Participant-observation is the classic method of anthropological research. Many anthropologists would argue that no proper understanding of another culture can be attained without it. What is so valuable about participant-observation? What would be missed if anthropologists did not engage in it during fieldwork?

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Participant-observation is valuable in a

Question 13

"Rich points," Michael Agar's expression discussed in the text, are

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A)  Cases with many different meanings. 
B)  Places where the anthropologist must pay more for information because it is so sensitive. 
C)  Moments when the anthropologist's informants finally figure out the questions being asked. 
D)  Unexpected moments when problems in cross-cultural understanding emerge. 
A)  Cases with many different meanings. 
B)  Places where the anthropologist must pay more for information because it is so sensitive. 
C)  Moments when the anthropologist's informants finally figure out the questions being asked. 
D)  Unexpected moments when problems in cross-cultural understanding emerge.

Question 14

When do the facts of anthropology speak for themselves?

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A)  When anthropologist and informant talk together. 
B)  When a well-trained anthropologist has spent several months in the field. 
C)  When they are presented in an anthropological monograph. 
D)  Never. 
A)  When anthropologist and informant talk together. 
B)  When a well-trained anthropologist has spent several months in the field. 
C)  When they are presented in an anthropological monograph. 
D)  Never.

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a way in which Nita Kumar was removed from the people of Banaras with whom she worked?

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A)  Age. 
B)  Education and upbringing. 
C)  Language. 
D)  Region. 
A)  Age. 
B)  Education and upbringing. 
C)  Language. 
D)  Region.

Question 16

Rabinow writes, "There is no primitive, there are only other men leading other lives." What does he mean? What are the implications of such a view for the way anthropologists carry out their research?

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Rabinow's statement suggests that there

Question 17

In the text, situated knowledge is said to be very important for contemporary ethnographic research. What is situated knowledge? How would your situation affect the kind of field research you might do?

Accepted Answer

Situated knowledge refers to the idea th

Question 18

According to David Hess, cited in the text, what is a fact?

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A)  A piece of reality. 
B)  A taken-for-granted item of common knowledge. 
C)  What is left when everything is explained. 
D)  Whatever the anthropologist says it is, after careful research. 
A)  A piece of reality. 
B)  A taken-for-granted item of common knowledge. 
C)  What is left when everything is explained. 
D)  Whatever the anthropologist says it is, after careful research.

Question 19

What kinds of preparations do anthropologists make before going into the field, and why?

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Anthropologists make several preparation

Question 20

Which of the following is involved in deciding where an anthropologist will do his or her fieldwork?

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A)  Intellectual debates in anthropology. 
B)  Whether visas and research clearances are available in a specific country. 
C)  The interests of funding agencies. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Intellectual debates in anthropology. 
B)  Whether visas and research clearances are available in a specific country. 
C)  The interests of funding agencies. 
D)  All of the above.

The questions that anthropologists ask in the field are determined by

When Paul Rabinow found that Ibrahim had made up a story about relatives in another city to try to get Rabinow to pay for the trip, he discovered

The production of objective knowledge about reality that is absolute and true for all times and places is a goal of

According to the text, even if anthropologist and informants are from very different cultures with different languages, what do they share?

The text suggests that fieldwork and culture shock are related in which of the following ways?

What are the advantages and drawbacks of multisited field research?

Which of the following sites was NOT one of the places where Sawa Kurotani studied the lives of Japanese corporate wives?

The differences between the field experiences of Paul Rabinow and those of Jean Briggs illustrate

The subject matter of the social sciences differs in what major respect from the subject matter of the physical sciences?

Eric Luke Lassiter urges that ethnographers go beyond the dialectic of fieldwork to do what?

Which of the following pairs of anthropologists did fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands?

"Rich points," Michael Agar's expression discussed in the text, are

When do the facts of anthropology speak for themselves?

Which of the following was NOT a way in which Nita Kumar was removed from the people of Banaras with whom she worked?

Rabinow writes, "There is no primitive, there are only other men leading other lives." What does he mean? What are the implications of such a view for the way anthropologists carry out their research?

In the text, situated knowledge is said to be very important for contemporary ethnographic research. What is situated knowledge? How would your situation affect the kind of field research you might do?

According to David Hess, cited in the text, what is a fact?

What kinds of preparations do anthropologists make before going into the field, and why?

Which of the following is involved in deciding where an anthropologist will do his or her fieldwork?

What Is the Anthropological Perspective

Why Is the Concept of Culture Important

How Has Anthropological Thinking About Cultural Diversity Changed Over Time

What Is Human Language

How Do We Make Meaning

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Religion and World-View

How Are Culture and Power Connected

How Do People Make a Living

What Can Anthropology Teach Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Where Do Our Relatives Come From and Why Do They Matter

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Social Inequality

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Globalization

How Is Anthropology Applied in the Field of Medicine

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Exam 3: What Is Ethnographic Fieldwork

The questions that anthropologists ask in the field are determined by

When Paul Rabinow found that Ibrahim had made up a story about relatives in another city to try to get Rabinow to pay for the trip, he discovered

The production of objective knowledge about reality that is absolute and true for all times and places is a goal of

According to the text, even if anthropologist and informants are from very different cultures with different languages, what do they share?

The text suggests that fieldwork and culture shock are related in which of the following ways?

What are the advantages and drawbacks of multisited field research?

Which of the following sites was NOT one of the places where Sawa Kurotani studied the lives of Japanese corporate wives?

The differences between the field experiences of Paul Rabinow and those of Jean Briggs illustrate

The subject matter of the social sciences differs in what major respect from the subject matter of the physical sciences?

Eric Luke Lassiter urges that ethnographers go beyond the dialectic of fieldwork to do what?

Which of the following pairs of anthropologists did fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands?

"Rich points," Michael Agar's expression discussed in the text, are

When do the facts of anthropology speak for themselves?

Which of the following was NOT a way in which Nita Kumar was removed from the people of Banaras with whom she worked?

Rabinow writes, "There is no primitive, there are only other men leading other lives." What does he mean? What are the implications of such a view for the way anthropologists carry out their research?

In the text, situated knowledge is said to be very important for contemporary ethnographic research. What is situated knowledge? How would your situation affect the kind of field research you might do?

According to David Hess, cited in the text, what is a fact?

What kinds of preparations do anthropologists make before going into the field, and why?

Which of the following is involved in deciding where an anthropologist will do his or her fieldwork?

What Is the Anthropological Perspective

Why Is the Concept of Culture Important

How Has Anthropological Thinking About Cultural Diversity Changed Over Time

What Is Human Language

How Do We Make Meaning

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Religion and World-View

How Are Culture and Power Connected

How Do People Make a Living

What Can Anthropology Teach Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Where Do Our Relatives Come From and Why Do They Matter

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Social Inequality

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Globalization

How Is Anthropology Applied in the Field of Medicine

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