Question 1

Briefly explain how the Chicago School's approach to ethnography helped to change common perceptions about the social life of slum dwellers.

Accepted Answer

In the 1920s and 1930s, the members of the famed Chicago School of Sociology studied urban life of new immigrants and looked at how they adjusted to one another as well as to "others" around them. Common social perceptions prior to the Chicago studies were that poverty, crime, and suicide among slum dwellers reflected innate biological qualities of the population rather than characteristics and values formed socially. Thus, such early twentieth century fieldwork demonstrated that issues poor people experienced were not a result of biology, but rather a consequence of the experiences of social disorganization

Question 2

Akia is conducting field research with a group of Indigenous women to understand their experiences of motherhood. Akia knows that Indigenous groups often have protocols that researchers must adhere to when asking gatekeepers' permission to begin a study. In Akia's study, the gatekeepers are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indigenous community and their elders 
B)  the female research participants 
C)  the husbands and partners of the research participants 
D)  Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada 
A)  the Indigenous community and their elders 
B)  the female research participants 
C)  the husbands and partners of the research participants 
D)  Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada A

Question 3

In revealing a "storyline" to the individuals in your research setting, all of the following are true except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  being truthful about your work is vital unless you have a compelling reason do to otherwise 
B)  your storyline should be brief and clear 
C)  your storyline should not be a standard storyline but tailored to each individual in the setting 
D)  your storyline should be straightforward and unambiguous 
A)  being truthful about your work is vital unless you have a compelling reason do to otherwise 
B)  your storyline should be brief and clear 
C)  your storyline should not be a standard storyline but tailored to each individual in the setting 
D)  your storyline should be straightforward and unambiguous C

Question 4

Briefly explain the process of fieldwork "jotting" and how one would go from "jots" to making full field notes.

Accepted Answer

"Jots" or "jotting" involves making brie

Question 5

The term "gatekeeper" refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals who have power to grant or deny access to a social setting 
B)  individuals from your study who ultimately determine whether your work should be published 
C)  individuals who have the ability to provide access to the most powerful members of a group 
D)  researchers who empathize with their subjects 
A)  individuals who have power to grant or deny access to a social setting 
B)  individuals from your study who ultimately determine whether your work should be published 
C)  individuals who have the ability to provide access to the most powerful members of a group 
D)  researchers who empathize with their subjects

Question 6

Research participants do not always have an accurate view of their own behaviour which can lead to distorted accounts. The most significant drawback of observing people in their everyday settings is that researchers cannot avoid this distortion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Early Canadian anthropologists collected documents, photographs, and artifacts of Indigenous peoples and "folk" cultures in Quebec to "preserve" them based on the mistaken belief that these cultures would soon die out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Buford Junker's 1952 typology of roles from which the field researcher can choose consists of two levels of participation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the earliest and most important studies to develop out of the Chicago School is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lesley Harman's When a Hostel Becomes a Home 
B)  Nels Anderson's The Hobo 
C)  Elliot Liebow's Tally's Corner 
D)  Herbert Gans' The Levittowners 
A)  Lesley Harman's When a Hostel Becomes a Home 
B)  Nels Anderson's The Hobo 
C)  Elliot Liebow's Tally's Corner 
D)  Herbert Gans' The Levittowners

Question 10

One of the main goals of a field study is to avoid gaining "intimate familiarity" with the group being studied to ensure that a certain level of verstehen is achieved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the textbook, one thing that is true of all four levels of research participation is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are all difficult to get ethical approval for because researchers inevitably leave a "footprint" in the field 
B)  they are all time consuming methods of research that necessitate building strong relationships with the potential study group 
C)  rather than being mutually exclusive approaches, researchers often straddle the line between approaches-in other words, they all represent "ideal types" 
D)  they all require qualitative interviews to fill in the gaps missed during participation or observation 
A)  they are all difficult to get ethical approval for because researchers inevitably leave a "footprint" in the field 
B)  they are all time consuming methods of research that necessitate building strong relationships with the potential study group 
C)  rather than being mutually exclusive approaches, researchers often straddle the line between approaches-in other words, they all represent "ideal types" 
D)  they all require qualitative interviews to fill in the gaps missed during participation or observation

Question 12

Field notes are best defined as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phrases, quotes, keywords, and other short notes that relate to a theoretical concept 
B)  statistically representative reflections from the field 
C)  records of what you see, hear, feel, and do in the field 
D)  notes you will use later when completing qualitative interviews with members you observed 
A)  phrases, quotes, keywords, and other short notes that relate to a theoretical concept 
B)  statistically representative reflections from the field 
C)  records of what you see, hear, feel, and do in the field 
D)  notes you will use later when completing qualitative interviews with members you observed

Question 13

To become a "complete participant" in his study Making Gray Gold, Timothy Diamond ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sought the permission of all of his respondents to observe them 
B)  went to vocational school to become a certified nursing assistant and took jobs in several nursing homes 
C)  would visit his mother (who lived in a retirement community) and covertly observe social interactions between staff and residents 
D)  moved to a gold mining town in Alaska where he spent his evenings in local pubs listening to the workers discuss their difficulties at home and at work 
A)  sought the permission of all of his respondents to observe them 
B)  went to vocational school to become a certified nursing assistant and took jobs in several nursing homes 
C)  would visit his mother (who lived in a retirement community) and covertly observe social interactions between staff and residents 
D)  moved to a gold mining town in Alaska where he spent his evenings in local pubs listening to the workers discuss their difficulties at home and at work

Question 14

Elliot Liebow's work on homeless women's shelters is an example of a research "bargain" because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he gave food to the gatekeeper in exchange for access to her friends in the shelter 
B)  he shared his work with participants and included their responses in his book, but he did not change his analysis 
C)  he gained access to the homeless shelter after signing a strict confidentiality agreement for the manager of the shelter 
D)  he agreed to report any "illegal" conduct that he saw during the course of his observation right to shelter staff 
A)  he gave food to the gatekeeper in exchange for access to her friends in the shelter 
B)  he shared his work with participants and included their responses in his book, but he did not change his analysis 
C)  he gained access to the homeless shelter after signing a strict confidentiality agreement for the manager of the shelter 
D)  he agreed to report any "illegal" conduct that he saw during the course of his observation right to shelter staff

Question 15

The most common method of ethnographic field work is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  grounded research 
B)  ethnomethodology 
C)  verstehen 
D)  participant observation 
A)  grounded research 
B)  ethnomethodology 
C)  verstehen 
D)  participant observation

Question 16

The textbook argues that ethnography as a research method dates back to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Herodotus' historical accounts of the Persians and the Scythians in fifth century BCE 
B)  the Chicago School of Ecology in the 1920s 
C)  John Howard's work on the English prison system in the 1770s 
D)  Karl Marx's studies of alienated workers in the 1800s 
A)  Herodotus' historical accounts of the Persians and the Scythians in fifth century BCE 
B)  the Chicago School of Ecology in the 1920s 
C)  John Howard's work on the English prison system in the 1770s 
D)  Karl Marx's studies of alienated workers in the 1800s

Question 17

According to the author, the best way to gain the trust of participants in a study where you are an outsider is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  adopt the body language and dress of the group members you are studying as much as possible 
B)  try to copy the jargon of the group in your questions and responses 
C)  agree with everything you are told, even if you secretly disagree with the viewpoint presented 
D)  play the role of an "incompetent" and ask lots of questions 
A)  adopt the body language and dress of the group members you are studying as much as possible 
B)  try to copy the jargon of the group in your questions and responses 
C)  agree with everything you are told, even if you secretly disagree with the viewpoint presented 
D)  play the role of an "incompetent" and ask lots of questions

Question 18

Explain how the storyline in field research relates to gaining access to the setting and the group's trust.

Accepted Answer

The story line is the explanation the re

Question 19

Observing people in situ means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recording only those interactions or situations which are directly pertinent to a specific research question 
B)  studying both the private and public lives of subjects 
C)  finding them where they are, staying with them in some social role, and observing their behaviour 
D)  studying people in a covert way so that they do not know they are being watched 
A)  recording only those interactions or situations which are directly pertinent to a specific research question 
B)  studying both the private and public lives of subjects 
C)  finding them where they are, staying with them in some social role, and observing their behaviour 
D)  studying people in a covert way so that they do not know they are being watched

Question 20

One of the most important early sociological ethnographies in Canada is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cato Wadel's Marginal Adaptations and Modernization in Newfoundland 
B)  Carl Dawson's Group Settlement 
C)  Herbert Brown Ames' The City Below the Hill 
D)  Everett C. Hughes' French Canada in Transition 
A)  Cato Wadel's Marginal Adaptations and Modernization in Newfoundland 
B)  Carl Dawson's Group Settlement 
C)  Herbert Brown Ames' The City Below the Hill 
D)  Everett C. Hughes' French Canada in Transition

Briefly explain how the Chicago School's approach to ethnography helped to change common perceptions about the social life of slum dwellers.

In revealing a "storyline" to the individuals in your research setting, all of the following are true except ________.

Briefly explain the process of fieldwork "jotting" and how one would go from "jots" to making full field notes.

The term "gatekeeper" refers to ________.

Research participants do not always have an accurate view of their own behaviour which can lead to distorted accounts. The most significant drawback of observing people in their everyday settings is that researchers cannot avoid this distortion.

Early Canadian anthropologists collected documents, photographs, and artifacts of Indigenous peoples and "folk" cultures in Quebec to "preserve" them based on the mistaken belief that these cultures would soon die out.

Buford Junker's 1952 typology of roles from which the field researcher can choose consists of two levels of participation.

One of the earliest and most important studies to develop out of the Chicago School is ________.

One of the main goals of a field study is to avoid gaining "intimate familiarity" with the group being studied to ensure that a certain level of verstehen is achieved.

According to the textbook, one thing that is true of all four levels of research participation is that ________.

Field notes are best defined as ________.

To become a "complete participant" in his study Making Gray Gold, Timothy Diamond ________.

Elliot Liebow's work on homeless women's shelters is an example of a research "bargain" because ________.

The most common method of ethnographic field work is ________.

The textbook argues that ethnography as a research method dates back to ________.

According to the author, the best way to gain the trust of participants in a study where you are an outsider is to ________.

Explain how the storyline in field research relates to gaining access to the setting and the group's trust.

Observing people in situ means ________.

One of the most important early sociological ethnographies in Canada is ________.

Introduction

Asking Questions and Identifying Goals

Strategies for Designing Research

Ethics on the Ground: A Moral Compass

In-Depth Interviewing

Focus Groups

Unobtrusive Research

Trust the Process: Analyzing Qualitative Data

Writing up Qualitative Research

Filters

Exam 5: Observing Social Life Through Field Research

Briefly explain how the Chicago School's approach to ethnography helped to change common perceptions about the social life of slum dwellers.

In revealing a "storyline" to the individuals in your research setting, all of the following are true except ________.

Briefly explain the process of fieldwork "jotting" and how one would go from "jots" to making full field notes.

The term "gatekeeper" refers to ________.

Research participants do not always have an accurate view of their own behaviour which can lead to distorted accounts. The most significant drawback of observing people in their everyday settings is that researchers cannot avoid this distortion.

Early Canadian anthropologists collected documents, photographs, and artifacts of Indigenous peoples and "folk" cultures in Quebec to "preserve" them based on the mistaken belief that these cultures would soon die out.

Buford Junker's 1952 typology of roles from which the field researcher can choose consists of two levels of participation.

One of the earliest and most important studies to develop out of the Chicago School is ________.

One of the main goals of a field study is to avoid gaining "intimate familiarity" with the group being studied to ensure that a certain level of verstehen is achieved.

According to the textbook, one thing that is true of all four levels of research participation is that ________.

Field notes are best defined as ________.

To become a "complete participant" in his study Making Gray Gold, Timothy Diamond ________.

Elliot Liebow's work on homeless women's shelters is an example of a research "bargain" because ________.

The most common method of ethnographic field work is ________.

The textbook argues that ethnography as a research method dates back to ________.

According to the author, the best way to gain the trust of participants in a study where you are an outsider is to ________.

Explain how the storyline in field research relates to gaining access to the setting and the group's trust.

Observing people in situ means ________.

One of the most important early sociological ethnographies in Canada is ________.

Introduction

Asking Questions and Identifying Goals

Strategies for Designing Research

Ethics on the Ground: A Moral Compass

In-Depth Interviewing

Focus Groups

Unobtrusive Research

Trust the Process: Analyzing Qualitative Data

Writing up Qualitative Research

Filters