Question 1

The dialectic of fieldwork leads to the construction and growth of cultural anthropological knowledge because

Accepted Answer

A)  Good anthropologists are always fluent in the language of their informants. 
B)  Both anthropologist and informant are active agents. 
C)  Key informants are usually bicultural. 
D)  The informant is always right. 
A)  Good anthropologists are always fluent in the language of their informants. 
B)  Both anthropologist and informant are active agents. 
C)  Key informants are usually bicultural. 
D)  The informant is always right.

Question 2

According to the text, all anthropological knowledge is a product of the dialectic between observation and

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentrism. 
B)  Reflection. 
C)  Science. 
D)  Subjectivity. 
A)  Ethnocentrism. 
B)  Reflection. 
C)  Science. 
D)  Subjectivity.

Question 3

Compare and contrast the positivist and reflexive approaches to ethnographic research.

Accepted Answer

The positivist and reflexive approaches

Question 4

Reflexivity is

Accepted Answer

A)  An automatic response. 
B)  A key principle of positivist science. 
C)  The outcome of objective observation and dispassionate analysis. 
D)  Thinking about thinking. 
A)  An automatic response. 
B)  A key principle of positivist science. 
C)  The outcome of objective observation and dispassionate analysis. 
D)  Thinking about thinking.

Question 5

Give an example of a reflexive experience you might have had, and explain how it affected your views of yourself and your own culture.

Accepted Answer

One example of a reflexive experience I

Question 6

The difficulties faced by Nita Kumar in her fieldwork in Banaras were in part a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  Her British accent. 
B)  Being Indian. 
C)  Being a foreigner. 
D)  Knowing too much about the weavers with whom she wished to work. 
A)  Her British accent. 
B)  Being Indian. 
C)  Being a foreigner. 
D)  Knowing too much about the weavers with whom she wished to work.

Question 7

What role was Jean Briggs pushed to take among the Utku with whom she worked?

Accepted Answer

A)  Activist. 
B)  Aunt. 
C)  Daughter. 
D)  Historian. 
A)  Activist. 
B)  Aunt. 
C)  Daughter. 
D)  Historian.

Question 8

Which of the following is a principle of positivist science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reality can be known through the five senses. 
B)  A single scientific method can be used to investigate any domain of reality. 
C)  Facts and values are separate from one another. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Reality can be known through the five senses. 
B)  A single scientific method can be used to investigate any domain of reality. 
C)  Facts and values are separate from one another. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 9

Recognizing the humanity of one's informants has nothing to do with trying to come up with a subjective, imaginative impression of what it must be like to live their lives. This is because

Accepted Answer

A)  Informants do not have inner lives. 
B)  Such imaginative effort is solitary, whereas fieldwork is a dialogue. 
C)  Objectivity requires anthropologists to avoid identifying with their informants. 
D)  Getting your informants' opinions about things contaminates the data. 
A)  Informants do not have inner lives. 
B)  Such imaginative effort is solitary, whereas fieldwork is a dialogue. 
C)  Objectivity requires anthropologists to avoid identifying with their informants. 
D)  Getting your informants' opinions about things contaminates the data.

The dialectic of fieldwork leads to the construction and growth of cultural anthropological knowledge because

According to the text, all anthropological knowledge is a product of the dialectic between observation and

Compare and contrast the positivist and reflexive approaches to ethnographic research.

Reflexivity is

Give an example of a reflexive experience you might have had, and explain how it affected your views of yourself and your own culture.

The difficulties faced by Nita Kumar in her fieldwork in Banaras were in part a result of

What role was Jean Briggs pushed to take among the Utku with whom she worked?

Which of the following is a principle of positivist science?

Recognizing the humanity of one's informants has nothing to do with trying to come up with a subjective, imaginative impression of what it must be like to live their lives. This is because

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 dialectic of fieldwork leads to the construction and growth of cultural anthropological knowledge because

According to the text, all anthropological knowledge is a product of the dialectic between observation and

Compare and contrast the positivist and reflexive approaches to ethnographic research.

Reflexivity is

Give an example of a reflexive experience you might have had, and explain how it affected your views of yourself and your own culture.

The difficulties faced by Nita Kumar in her fieldwork in Banaras were in part a result of

What role was Jean Briggs pushed to take among the Utku with whom she worked?

Which of the following is a principle of positivist science?

Recognizing the humanity of one's informants has nothing to do with trying to come up with a subjective, imaginative impression of what it must be like to live their lives. This is because

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

Filters