Exam 3: Fieldwork and Ethnography

One of the changes in ethnographic work that has occurred in the twenty-first century has to do with the degree to which native voices are considered. How has this changed?

Define zeros and explain their significance for ethnographers.

One recent development in ethnography includes a kind of "full disclosure," in which anthropologists can discuss the length of fieldwork and their relationships with their research subjects. This is seen as valuable because it:

What did Lewis Henry Morgan do that was an exception in the field of anthropology at that time?

Discuss Horace Miner's article "Body Rituals among the Nacirema." What is the subject of the ethnography? What was Miner's purpose in writing it, and how did he approach his subject?

What is the necessary starting point for all anthropologists conducting fieldwork, as demonstrated in the heartbreaking stories recounted by Nancy Scheper-Hughes?

An anthropologist conducts ethnographic research on the lives of illegal immigrant families. How might the anthropologist justify publishing intimate and potentially incriminating details about the subjects?

What was Nancy Scheper-Hughes's role in Alto do Cruzeiro when she first arrived there?

How does the problem of organ trafficking from the poor in Brazil, as documented by Scheper-Hughes's work, mirror the plight of poor people in different countries where she has not worked?

The roots of cultural anthropology and ethnographic fieldwork lie in:

Ethnographers must work to establish trust and friendship with their research subjects, and often build rapport. This gives them a(n) ________.

How did early twentieth-century anthropology differ from the anthropology practiced in nineteenth-century Europe?

One way that anthropologists make an effort to protect informants' anonymity is by:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard's approach to anthropology has been criticized for being ahistorical. What was one of the major shortcomings of his work?

How did Annette Weiner, a feminist anthropologist, challenge preexisting theories in anthropology?

What are the core moral and ethical concerns of anthropological research? Why are they necessary?

What is one of the personal obstacles that ethnographers will likely need to overcome while conducting long-term fieldwork?

What is fundamental to all research conducted by contemporary cultural anthropologists?

What did Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942) encourage fellow anthropologists to do in his guidelines?

Evaluate the merits of the long-term participant observation advocated by Bronislaw Malinowski relative to merits of the methods of "armchair" anthropology, discussing both these concepts in the context of today's social media networks and the Internet as avenues for conducting research.