Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an approach to ethnographic fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  The positivist approach. 
B)  The reflexive approach. 
C)  The multisited approach. 
D)  All of the above are approaches to ethnographic fieldwork. 
A)  The positivist approach. 
B)  The reflexive approach. 
C)  The multisited approach. 
D)  All of the above are approaches to ethnographic fieldwork.

Question 2

How do fieldworking anthropologists study disorderly global processes in the contemporary world?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not; it is impossible. 
B)  They continue to study small groups of people in one place and how global processes affect them. 
C)  They follow objects, people, metaphors, or a particular topic from site to site. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  They do not; it is impossible. 
B)  They continue to study small groups of people in one place and how global processes affect them. 
C)  They follow objects, people, metaphors, or a particular topic from site to site. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 3

Hermeneutics means

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretation. 
B)  Objectivity. 
C)  Translation. 
D)  Fieldwork. 
A)  Interpretation. 
B)  Objectivity. 
C)  Translation. 
D)  Fieldwork.

Question 4

Discuss the effects of fieldwork on the informant and on the researcher.

Accepted Answer

Fieldwork can have a significant impact

Question 5

How do anthropologists obtain funding for their research?

Accepted Answer

A)  They pay for it themselves. 
B)  They get research grants from private agencies. 
C)  They get research grants from governmental agencies. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  They pay for it themselves. 
B)  They get research grants from private agencies. 
C)  They get research grants from governmental agencies. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 6

The belief that facts and values have nothing to do with each other is a principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivism. 
B)  Anthropology. 
C)  Intersubjectivity. 
D)  Coevolutionary theory. 
A)  Positivism. 
B)  Anthropology. 
C)  Intersubjectivity. 
D)  Coevolutionary theory.

Question 7

Fieldwork institutionalizes shock. How does this fact affect the way anthropological knowledge is constructed?

Accepted Answer

The fact that fieldwork institutionalize

Question 8

"Situated knowledge" is knowledge that includes explicit information about

Accepted Answer

A)  How the researcher made sure that only the best possible informants were relied on as sources of information. 
B)  How the researcher's data will produce useful knowledge guaranteed to help people with specific problems. 
C)  The sociocultural background and commitments of researchers and their informants. 
D)  The research methodologies the researcher has used. 
A)  How the researcher made sure that only the best possible informants were relied on as sources of information. 
B)  How the researcher's data will produce useful knowledge guaranteed to help people with specific problems. 
C)  The sociocultural background and commitments of researchers and their informants. 
D)  The research methodologies the researcher has used.

Question 9

In the text, Arjun Appadurai calls for collaborative approaches that would include anthropologists and

Accepted Answer

A)  Grassroots activists. 
B)  Local bureaucrats. 
C)  National intellectuals. 
D)  Marketing researchers. 
A)  Grassroots activists. 
B)  Local bureaucrats. 
C)  National intellectuals. 
D)  Marketing researchers.

Question 10

Facts do not speak for themselves, but must be interpreted. Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Facts do not speak for themselves, but m

Question 11

Which of the following is a drawback of multisited ethnography?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can dilute the intensity of involvement with informants. 
B)  It can create cross-cutting commitments for the anthropologist. 
C)  It can direct attention to global processes that might otherwise not be relevant. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  It can dilute the intensity of involvement with informants. 
B)  It can create cross-cutting commitments for the anthropologist. 
C)  It can direct attention to global processes that might otherwise not be relevant. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 12

The work of Daniel Bradburd and Anne Sheedy, discussed in the text, illustrates the fieldwork process of

Accepted Answer

A)  Translation. 
B)  Participant-observation. 
C)  Archival research. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Translation. 
B)  Participant-observation. 
C)  Archival research. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 13

According to the text, an unwritten but questionable rule of thumb for fieldworkers is

Accepted Answer

A)  That the informant is always right. 
B)  To never become romantically involved. 
C)  To never work on Sunday. 
D)  That questions must be understood by the informants. 
A)  That the informant is always right. 
B)  To never become romantically involved. 
C)  To never work on Sunday. 
D)  That questions must be understood by the informants.

Question 14

When early anthropologists tried to test their hypotheses in a series of different cultural settings, in an attempt to approximate the laboratory conditions of a positivist scientist, they were employing

Accepted Answer

A)  Statistical sampling. 
B)  The dialectic of fieldwork. 
C)  The method of controlled comparison. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  Statistical sampling. 
B)  The dialectic of fieldwork. 
C)  The method of controlled comparison. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 15

According to the text, anthropological knowledge is

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjective. 
B)  Objective. 
C)  Intersubjective. 
D)  True. 
A)  Subjective. 
B)  Objective. 
C)  Intersubjective. 
D)  True.

Question 16

Which of the following statements describes the kinds of people who tend to become an anthropologist's key informants?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can figure out how to answer the questions that anthropologists are asking. 
B)  They tend to be rather marginal in their own societies. 
C)  They have the ability to explain even the most obvious things to a foreigner in a variety of ways. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  They can figure out how to answer the questions that anthropologists are asking. 
B)  They tend to be rather marginal in their own societies. 
C)  They have the ability to explain even the most obvious things to a foreigner in a variety of ways. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 17

Multisited ethnography focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  Visiting several different places. 
B)  Cultural processes that are not contained by geographical boundaries. 
C)  Visiting the same place several times over a period of several years. 
D)  The traditional anthropological topics-such as kinship-in large cities. 
A)  Visiting several different places. 
B)  Cultural processes that are not contained by geographical boundaries. 
C)  Visiting the same place several times over a period of several years. 
D)  The traditional anthropological topics-such as kinship-in large cities.

Question 18

Emily Martin carried out a multisited ethnography by following which metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A)  The metaphor of authenticity. 
B)  The metaphor of flexibility. 
C)  The metaphor of purity. 
D)  The metaphor of pollution. 
A)  The metaphor of authenticity. 
B)  The metaphor of flexibility. 
C)  The metaphor of purity. 
D)  The metaphor of pollution.

Question 19

The term anthropologists conventionally use to refer to the people in the culture from whom they gather data is

Accepted Answer

A)  Associates. 
B)  Informers. 
C)  Informants. 
D)  Intersubjects. 
A)  Associates. 
B)  Informers. 
C)  Informants. 
D)  Intersubjects.

Question 20

What did Roger Lancaster learn from the confrontation he experienced in the "popular store"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had been accepted as a part of the neighborhood. 
B)  He had neglected to inform enough people about his project. 
C)  Anthropologists are observed even when they are not aware of it. 
D)  Anthropology is a dangerous profession. 
A)  He had been accepted as a part of the neighborhood. 
B)  He had neglected to inform enough people about his project. 
C)  Anthropologists are observed even when they are not aware of it. 
D)  Anthropology is a dangerous profession.

Which of the following is NOT an approach to ethnographic fieldwork?

How do fieldworking anthropologists study disorderly global processes in the contemporary world?

Hermeneutics means

Discuss the effects of fieldwork on the informant and on the researcher.

How do anthropologists obtain funding for their research?

The belief that facts and values have nothing to do with each other is a principle of

Fieldwork institutionalizes shock. How does this fact affect the way anthropological knowledge is constructed?

"Situated knowledge" is knowledge that includes explicit information about

In the text, Arjun Appadurai calls for collaborative approaches that would include anthropologists and

Facts do not speak for themselves, but must be interpreted. Discuss.

Which of the following is a drawback of multisited ethnography?

The work of Daniel Bradburd and Anne Sheedy, discussed in the text, illustrates the fieldwork process of

According to the text, an unwritten but questionable rule of thumb for fieldworkers is

When early anthropologists tried to test their hypotheses in a series of different cultural settings, in an attempt to approximate the laboratory conditions of a positivist scientist, they were employing

According to the text, anthropological knowledge is

Which of the following statements describes the kinds of people who tend to become an anthropologist's key informants?

Multisited ethnography focuses on

Emily Martin carried out a multisited ethnography by following which metaphor?

The term anthropologists conventionally use to refer to the people in the culture from whom they gather data is

What did Roger Lancaster learn from the confrontation he experienced in the "popular store"?

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

Which of the following is NOT an approach to ethnographic fieldwork?

How do fieldworking anthropologists study disorderly global processes in the contemporary world?

Hermeneutics means

Discuss the effects of fieldwork on the informant and on the researcher.

How do anthropologists obtain funding for their research?

The belief that facts and values have nothing to do with each other is a principle of

Fieldwork institutionalizes shock. How does this fact affect the way anthropological knowledge is constructed?

"Situated knowledge" is knowledge that includes explicit information about

In the text, Arjun Appadurai calls for collaborative approaches that would include anthropologists and

Facts do not speak for themselves, but must be interpreted. Discuss.

Which of the following is a drawback of multisited ethnography?

The work of Daniel Bradburd and Anne Sheedy, discussed in the text, illustrates the fieldwork process of

According to the text, an unwritten but questionable rule of thumb for fieldworkers is

When early anthropologists tried to test their hypotheses in a series of different cultural settings, in an attempt to approximate the laboratory conditions of a positivist scientist, they were employing

According to the text, anthropological knowledge is

Which of the following statements describes the kinds of people who tend to become an anthropologist's key informants?

Multisited ethnography focuses on

Emily Martin carried out a multisited ethnography by following which metaphor?

The term anthropologists conventionally use to refer to the people in the culture from whom they gather data is

What did Roger Lancaster learn from the confrontation he experienced in the "popular store"?

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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