Question 1

What do anthropologists call community members who guide, advise, and teach the ethnographer during fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  local collaborators 
B)  tribal elders 
C)  key informants 
D)  primary subjects 
A)  local collaborators 
B)  tribal elders 
C)  key informants 
D)  primary subjects

Question 2

A multisited ethnography might be used to understand the nature of an urban legend by visiting many different countries and conducting interviews with participants. How might an anthropologist seeking a similar answer but lacking the resources to move about easily manage to conduct a multisited ethnography?

Accepted Answer

A)  careful library research 
B)  cell phone transcripts 
C)  the Internet 
D)  tourist accounts 
A)  careful library research 
B)  cell phone transcripts 
C)  the Internet 
D)  tourist accounts

Question 3

Margaret Mead was both controversial and renowned for her work. Which of the following statements best describes that work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mead conducted deep-immersion studies of the Trobriand Islands. 
B)  Mead challenged existing work done among the Nuer of Africa. 
C)  Mead studied the effects of colonialism in Puerto Rico. 
D)  Mead examined sexuality in Samoa. 
A)  Mead conducted deep-immersion studies of the Trobriand Islands. 
B)  Mead challenged existing work done among the Nuer of Africa. 
C)  Mead studied the effects of colonialism in Puerto Rico. 
D)  Mead examined sexuality in Samoa.

What do anthropologists call community members who guide, advise, and teach the ethnographer during fieldwork?

Margaret Mead was both controversial and renowned for her work. Which of the following statements best describes that work?

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What do anthropologists call community members who guide, advise, and teach the ethnographer during fieldwork?

Margaret Mead was both controversial and renowned for her work. Which of the following statements best describes that work?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health, Illness, and the Body

Art and Media

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