Question 1

Which of the following is not a challenge of participant observation?

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A)  Significant time commitment 
B)  Disrupting peoples' lives 
C)  Observing natural settings 
D)  Ethical challenges 
A)  Significant time commitment 
B)  Disrupting peoples' lives 
C)  Observing natural settings 
D)  Ethical challenges

Question 2

When it comes to ethnographic research, Fine claims that ________ is inevitable.

Accepted Answer

A)  Perfection 
B)  Compromises 
C)  Biases 
D)  Untrustworthy findings 
A)  Perfection 
B)  Compromises 
C)  Biases 
D)  Untrustworthy findings

Question 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of covert and overt participant observation?

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Question 4

By definition, it is easy to gain meaningful access in an open research setting

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Kleinman and Copp argue that ethnographers should ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Work hard to remain objective. 
B)  Separate their personal experiences and emotions from the observation data. 
C)  Consider that personal reflections and opinions can distort the data and bias results. 
D)  Be aware of their perspectives, histories, and feelings in order to fully immerse themselves in the field. 
A)  Work hard to remain objective. 
B)  Separate their personal experiences and emotions from the observation data. 
C)  Consider that personal reflections and opinions can distort the data and bias results. 
D)  Be aware of their perspectives, histories, and feelings in order to fully immerse themselves in the field.

Question 6

What does it mean to approach ethnography as a sensibility?

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Question 7

Bettie's study is an example about the importance of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintaining access 
B)  Covert observation 
C)  Deep hanging out 
D)  Gaining access to the site 
A)  Maintaining access 
B)  Covert observation 
C)  Deep hanging out 
D)  Gaining access to the site

Question 8

Institutional ethnography was developed by Dorothy Smith in order to explore how institutional discourses relate to people's every day experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When a researcher are members of the settings they study, but they have revealed their status as a researcher, they are taking on a _________________ role.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Compare and contract the various roles that a participant observer can play in the field. Provide an example of each.

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Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an open-setting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Company board room 
B)  Support group 
C)  Library 
D)  Public school classroom 
A)  Company board room 
B)  Support group 
C)  Library 
D)  Public school classroom

Question 12

Street Corner Society by Whyte demonstrates the importance of the relationship between a researcher and a key informant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The decision to end participant observation is ultimately based on ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Researcher stress 
B)  Emotional demands 
C)  Sampling 
D)  Timing 
A)  Researcher stress 
B)  Emotional demands 
C)  Sampling 
D)  Timing

Question 14

One advantage of unsolicited informants is that the information provided is more spontaneous and natural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not an aspect of feminist ethnography according to Skeggs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensuring the research is non-exploitative 
B)  Feminist researchers offering help or advice to participants. 
C)  Feminist ethnography may provide an opportunity raise normally marginalized voiced. 
D)  Feminist researchers ensure confidentiality. 
A)  Ensuring the research is non-exploitative 
B)  Feminist researchers offering help or advice to participants. 
C)  Feminist ethnography may provide an opportunity raise normally marginalized voiced. 
D)  Feminist researchers ensure confidentiality.

Question 16

How long did Ranita Ray stay in the field for her study of socioeconomically disadvantaged young women of color?

Accepted Answer

A)  18 months 
B)  3 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  5 to 7 days a week 
A)  18 months 
B)  3 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  5 to 7 days a week

Question 17

Rebecca wants to do a participant observation study of a local soccer team, though she has not every played soccer and doesn't know anyone from the team. Her personal history will likely make access to the site ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Easier 
B)  Neither easy nor difficult 
C)  Fast. 
D)  More difficult 
A)  Easier 
B)  Neither easy nor difficult 
C)  Fast. 
D)  More difficult

Question 18

Which of the following is not an advantage of taking a covert role in participant observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Easier access to the setting 
B)  Less exposure to dangerous activities. 
C)  Greater access to illicit behavior 
D)  Less activity 
A)  Easier access to the setting 
B)  Less exposure to dangerous activities. 
C)  Greater access to illicit behavior 
D)  Less activity

Question 19

It is unethical to use friends and contacts to gain access to the research site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An example of ____________ would be studying how policies and practices within a workplace reveal larger systems of social control in society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Autoethnography 
B)  Institutional ethnography 
C)  Participant observation 
D)  Visual ethnography 
A)  Autoethnography 
B)  Institutional ethnography 
C)  Participant observation 
D)  Visual ethnography

Which of the following is not a challenge of participant observation?

When it comes to ethnographic research, Fine claims that ________ is inevitable.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of covert and overt participant observation?

By definition, it is easy to gain meaningful access in an open research setting

Kleinman and Copp argue that ethnographers should ____________.

What does it mean to approach ethnography as a sensibility?

Bettie's study is an example about the importance of ____________.

Institutional ethnography was developed by Dorothy Smith in order to explore how institutional discourses relate to people's every day experiences.

When a researcher are members of the settings they study, but they have revealed their status as a researcher, they are taking on a _________________ role.

Compare and contract the various roles that a participant observer can play in the field. Provide an example of each.

Which of the following is an example of an open-setting?

Street Corner Society by Whyte demonstrates the importance of the relationship between a researcher and a key informant.

The decision to end participant observation is ultimately based on ___________.

One advantage of unsolicited informants is that the information provided is more spontaneous and natural.

Which of the following is not an aspect of feminist ethnography according to Skeggs?

How long did Ranita Ray stay in the field for her study of socioeconomically disadvantaged young women of color?

Rebecca wants to do a participant observation study of a local soccer team, though she has not every played soccer and doesn't know anyone from the team. Her personal history will likely make access to the site ____________.

Which of the following is not an advantage of taking a covert role in participant observation?

It is unethical to use friends and contacts to gain access to the research site.

An example of ____________ would be studying how policies and practices within a workplace reveal larger systems of social control in society.

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

Which of the following is not a challenge of participant observation?

When it comes to ethnographic research, Fine claims that ________ is inevitable.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of covert and overt participant observation?

By definition, it is easy to gain meaningful access in an open research setting

Kleinman and Copp argue that ethnographers should ____________.

What does it mean to approach ethnography as a sensibility?

Bettie's study is an example about the importance of ____________.

Institutional ethnography was developed by Dorothy Smith in order to explore how institutional discourses relate to people's every day experiences.

When a researcher are members of the settings they study, but they have revealed their status as a researcher, they are taking on a _________________ role.

Compare and contract the various roles that a participant observer can play in the field. Provide an example of each.

Which of the following is an example of an open-setting?

Street Corner Society by Whyte demonstrates the importance of the relationship between a researcher and a key informant.

The decision to end participant observation is ultimately based on ___________.

One advantage of unsolicited informants is that the information provided is more spontaneous and natural.

Which of the following is not an aspect of feminist ethnography according to Skeggs?

How long did Ranita Ray stay in the field for her study of socioeconomically disadvantaged young women of color?

Rebecca wants to do a participant observation study of a local soccer team, though she has not every played soccer and doesn't know anyone from the team. Her personal history will likely make access to the site ____________.

Which of the following is not an advantage of taking a covert role in participant observation?

It is unethical to use friends and contacts to gain access to the research site.

An example of ____________ would be studying how policies and practices within a workplace reveal larger systems of social control in society.

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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