Question 1

Autoethnographers embrace the ideal of research as neutral and objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

One drawback of complete participation or participant-as-observer is that there could be too much distance between the researcher and the people being studied, which could thwart understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What is a visual ethnography? How do visual ethnographers read images? Use Luttrell's research to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

Visual ethnography analyses visual media to gain insight into people's lives. Researchers ask participants to produce visual texts that document their experiences.

Question 4

Which role is often not included as a form of ethnography?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete participant 
B)  Complete observer 
C)  Observer-as-participant 
D)  Participant-as-observer 
A)  Complete participant 
B)  Complete observer 
C)  Observer-as-participant 
D)  Participant-as-observer

Question 5

What are some of the tactics that ethnographers can use to gain access to the field? What is the role of gatekeepers and sponsors?

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Question 6

What is the aim of triangulation according to Denzin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Securing an objective understanding of reality 
B)  Understanding the insights of specific methods 
C)  Combining multiple methods in order to gain an in-depth understanding 
D)  None of these 
A)  Securing an objective understanding of reality 
B)  Understanding the insights of specific methods 
C)  Combining multiple methods in order to gain an in-depth understanding 
D)  None of these

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a closed-setting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Faculty lounge 
B)  Public park 
C)  Grocery store 
D)  Bar 
A)  Faculty lounge 
B)  Public park 
C)  Grocery store 
D)  Bar

Question 8

According to Fine, what impacts how precise and observant ethnographers are in the field?

Accepted Answer

A)  The researcher disliking the study participants. 
B)  Being critical of the behavior and beliefs of the people being observed. 
C)  None of these 
D)  Forgetfulness, limited vision or hearing, and human error 
A)  The researcher disliking the study participants. 
B)  Being critical of the behavior and beliefs of the people being observed. 
C)  None of these 
D)  Forgetfulness, limited vision or hearing, and human error

Question 9

How did Bell gain access to the separatists' meetings that were the focus of his research?

Accepted Answer

A)  He requested access from the leaders of the group. 
B)  He infiltrated meetings by pretending to be a member. 
C)  He attended meetings and events that were open to the public. 
D)  Using an informant in the group, members were aware he was studying them. 
A)  He requested access from the leaders of the group. 
B)  He infiltrated meetings by pretending to be a member. 
C)  He attended meetings and events that were open to the public. 
D)  Using an informant in the group, members were aware he was studying them.

Question 10

How does personal history and identity impact how a researcher gains access to an observation site? If you were to launch a participation observation study, which settings would you be able to easily observe because of your own identity or history?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does personal history and identity impact...

Question 11

What is a key informant? What role can key informants play in the research process? Why are they important? Use Whyte's research as an example to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a key informant? What role...

Question 12

Like other data collection methods, ethnographers utilize probability sampling to determine who will participate in the study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are field notes? Why are they important? What practices should a researcher consider when writing field notes in order for them to be effective later?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are field notes? Why are they...

Question 14

Attempting to understand people and settings by living alongside them using a range of data collection methods is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnography 
B)  Covert observation 
C)  Participant observation 
D)  Immersion 
A)  Ethnography 
B)  Covert observation 
C)  Participant observation 
D)  Immersion

Question 15

Which of the following is not a tactic that a researcher can use to gain access to a research site?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide a clear explanation of the study goals and methods 
B)  Offer something in return 
C)  Underestimate the amount of time required of the participants 
D)  Seek an introduction to a key gatekeeper 
A)  Provide a clear explanation of the study goals and methods 
B)  Offer something in return 
C)  Underestimate the amount of time required of the participants 
D)  Seek an introduction to a key gatekeeper

Question 16

In order to earn the trust of the people being observed, researchers must engage in the activities of the group, even if they are illegal or dangerous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A person with authority, power, and status to grant researchers access to participants and settings are called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sponsors 
B)  Respondents 
C)  Informants 
D)  Gatekeepers 
A)  Sponsors 
B)  Respondents 
C)  Informants 
D)  Gatekeepers

Question 18

A retrospective ethnography is best understood as

Accepted Answer

A)  One that involves deception 
B)  One that relies on observations gathered before the researcher decided to conduct a study 
C)  An ethnography that is focused on a previous time 
D)  None of these 
A)  One that involves deception 
B)  One that relies on observations gathered before the researcher decided to conduct a study 
C)  An ethnography that is focused on a previous time 
D)  None of these

Question 19

Participant observation and ethnography are interchangeable terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What types of data collection is typically not one that ethnographers engage in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participant observation 
B)  Interviews 
C)  Quasi-experiments 
D)  Analysis of documents and materials 
A)  Participant observation 
B)  Interviews 
C)  Quasi-experiments 
D)  Analysis of documents and materials

Autoethnographers embrace the ideal of research as neutral and objective.

One drawback of complete participation or participant-as-observer is that there could be too much distance between the researcher and the people being studied, which could thwart understanding.

What is a visual ethnography? How do visual ethnographers read images? Use Luttrell's research to support your answer.

Which role is often not included as a form of ethnography?

What are some of the tactics that ethnographers can use to gain access to the field? What is the role of gatekeepers and sponsors?

What is the aim of triangulation according to Denzin?

Which of the following is an example of a closed-setting?

According to Fine, what impacts how precise and observant ethnographers are in the field?

How did Bell gain access to the separatists' meetings that were the focus of his research?

How does personal history and identity impact how a researcher gains access to an observation site? If you were to launch a participation observation study, which settings would you be able to easily observe because of your own identity or history?

What is a key informant? What role can key informants play in the research process? Why are they important? Use Whyte's research as an example to support your answer.

Like other data collection methods, ethnographers utilize probability sampling to determine who will participate in the study.

What are field notes? Why are they important? What practices should a researcher consider when writing field notes in order for them to be effective later?

Attempting to understand people and settings by living alongside them using a range of data collection methods is called ____________.

Which of the following is not a tactic that a researcher can use to gain access to a research site?

In order to earn the trust of the people being observed, researchers must engage in the activities of the group, even if they are illegal or dangerous.

A person with authority, power, and status to grant researchers access to participants and settings are called ________________.

A retrospective ethnography is best understood as

Participant observation and ethnography are interchangeable terms.

What types of data collection is typically not one that ethnographers engage in?

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Exam 10: How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

Autoethnographers embrace the ideal of research as neutral and objective.

One drawback of complete participation or participant-as-observer is that there could be too much distance between the researcher and the people being studied, which could thwart understanding.

What is a visual ethnography? How do visual ethnographers read images? Use Luttrell's research to support your answer.

Which role is often not included as a form of ethnography?

What are some of the tactics that ethnographers can use to gain access to the field? What is the role of gatekeepers and sponsors?

What is the aim of triangulation according to Denzin?

Which of the following is an example of a closed-setting?

According to Fine, what impacts how precise and observant ethnographers are in the field?

How did Bell gain access to the separatists' meetings that were the focus of his research?

How does personal history and identity impact how a researcher gains access to an observation site? If you were to launch a participation observation study, which settings would you be able to easily observe because of your own identity or history?

What is a key informant? What role can key informants play in the research process? Why are they important? Use Whyte's research as an example to support your answer.

Like other data collection methods, ethnographers utilize probability sampling to determine who will participate in the study.

What are field notes? Why are they important? What practices should a researcher consider when writing field notes in order for them to be effective later?

Attempting to understand people and settings by living alongside them using a range of data collection methods is called ____________.

Which of the following is not a tactic that a researcher can use to gain access to a research site?

In order to earn the trust of the people being observed, researchers must engage in the activities of the group, even if they are illegal or dangerous.

A person with authority, power, and status to grant researchers access to participants and settings are called ________________.

A retrospective ethnography is best understood as

Participant observation and ethnography are interchangeable terms.

What types of data collection is typically not one that ethnographers engage in?

What Is Social Research a Particular Way of Knowing

What Principles and Standards Guide Research Research Ethics

How Do Researchers Identify and Evaluate Social Concepts Measurement

How Do Researchers Select the People, Places, and Things to Study Sampling

How Can Researchers Understand Meaning, Process, and Experience in the Social World Qualitative Research

How Can Researchers Enumerate and Examine Broad Patterns in Social Life Quantitative Research

Where Do Principles and Practice Meet in Research Study Design

How Do Researchers Study Patterns That Span Populations and Categories of Experience Questionnaires and Structured Interviews

How Do Researchers Learn About Peoples Perspectives and Lives Qualitative Interviewing

How Do Researchers Study the Ways Meanings Are Communicated in Everyday Life Content Analysis

How Can Researchers Learn From Information Collected by Others Existing Data

How Do Researchers Develop Inductive Findings Qualitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Develop Deductive Findings Quantitative Data Analysis

How Do Researchers Record and Share Their Work Writing and Dissemination

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