Question 1

Ethnography written today is often read online by the very subjects who were researched, making anthropology more ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   unethical
B)   polyvocal
C)   authoritative
D)   public D

Question 2

What aspect of Sidney Mintz's work introduced a new approach to ethnography?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mintz and a team conducted a collaborative restudy of the Trobriand Islands.
B)   Mintz researched social life among the Nuer of Africa, while others in his team studied the forgotten peoples of Europe.
C)   He established collaborative, multisited research as he and his team studied the effects of colonialism in Puerto Rico.
D)   Mintz and others examined sexuality in Samoa through close collaborative fieldwork. C

Question 3

What aspect of life did Nancy Scheper-Hughes find particularly useful when decoding radically different cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)   relationships
B)   ethnocentrism
C)   patterns
D)   language C

Question 4

Anthropologists are able to collect information, select which people to highlight, and choose which facts to publish in their results. What key aspect of writing ethnography does this clearly illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)   the importance of accurate notes in the field
B)   the crucial need for different types of anthropologists today
C)   how the type of ethnographic writing affects the published results
D)   the reality that all anthropological inquiry is a form of interpretation

Question 5

Anthropologists conducting fieldwork may experience a particular kind of disorientation from the "strangeness" they discover. What is this often attributable to?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnographic dissonance
B)   culture shock
C)   critical self-examination
D)   fieldwork block

Question 6

An anthropologist shows a video of Mardi Gras beads being made in a factory in China to the people attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Later, the anthropologist shows workers at the factory in China a video of Mardi Gras, where the beads they make go. This demonstrates that the:

Accepted Answer

A)   distinct cultures and people in New Orleans and China are not connected.
B)   nature of modern imperialism is the same as that of the previous century.
C)   most important part of fieldwork is participant observation.
D)   power of globalization is in both what anthropologists study and how they study it.

Question 7

What term describes ethnographers' awareness that they should engage in critical self-examination regarding the role they play in the research process?

Accepted Answer

A)   polyvocality
B)   reflexivity
C)   confidentiality
D)   relativity

Question 8

Increased migration has led anthropologists to conduct ethnographic research in two or more locations. What type of ethnography is this?

Accepted Answer

A)   reflexive
B)   extensive
C)   public
D)   multisited

Question 9

The anthropological practice of sharing ethnographic information on particular communities with nonanthropological institutions such as the military has been situated within the discipline of anthropology as a:

Accepted Answer

A)   form of covert operations.
B)   form of foreign aid.
C)   form of economic development.
D)   directive called "do no harm."

Question 10

Compare Nancy Scheper-Hughes's early ethnographic fieldwork in Alto do Cruzeiro with her current research and work with Organs Watch. How has globalization affected her fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Because she has been a community activist and an advocate for her research subjects, what kind of anthropology can we consider the work of Nancy Scheper-Hughes?

Accepted Answer

A)   experimental
B)   engaged
C)   reflexive
D)   medical

Question 12

Sydney Mintz conducted research on sugar production in Puerto Rico in the 1970s and 1980s, examining the way local communities were affected by capitalism. What other problems did his work help to illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)   the use of small-scale communities as a subject of research
B)   the changing nature of food production
C)   the consequences of globalization on communities
D)   banking systems as a central power in global economies

Question 13

What is one of the typical steps taken during the planning stages of a fieldwork project?

Accepted Answer

A)   identify key informants
B)   establish rapport
C)   chart kinship networks
D)   conduct a literature review

Question 14

Franz Boas is credited with developing the concept of cultural relativism. What specific perspective made cultural relativism radical at that time?

Accepted Answer

A)   taking each culture as a variation of unilineal evolution
B)   applying an ethnocentric perspective to studying different cultures
C)   understanding each culture on its own unique merits
D)   viewing cultures exclusively through comparative ethnology

Question 15

Fieldwork is often considered a rite of passage for students because it:

Accepted Answer

A)   forges a bond of collegiality with other researchers.
B)   forces a special kind of mutual transformation.
C)   is a key developmental stage for all social scientists.
D)   develops a sense of deep empathy for others.

Question 16

Making the strange seem more familiar is an overarching goal of which method of conducting anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)   key interviews
B)   structured surveys
C)   ethnographic fieldwork
D)   salvage ethnography

Question 17

How would you describe the problems pertaining to the vulnerability of research subjects involved in a study of Facebook groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   The study population might be self-selecting, and therefore nonrepresentative.
B)   The researcher would not be able to establish meaningful connections.
C)   The population would not have the chance to say things in their own words.
D)   The participants would not have anonymity.

Question 18

Evaluate the El Dorado controversy around anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon. You must demonstrate that you know when and where the contested activities occurred, and how the population was allegedly affected. Conclude by stating why this might have been seen to violate ethical standards, and what the American Anthropological Association (AAA) ultimately found on review of the evidence presented.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

In an age of intensifying globalization, ethnographic research continues to provide a deep understanding of informants' everyday lives and cultures, due in large part to the continued use of what specific part of the anthropologist's toolkit?

Accepted Answer

A)   conducting surveys
B)   drawing maps
C)   participant observation
D)   recording field notes

Question 20

E. E. Evans-Pritchard used a synchronic approach in establishing social anthropology through a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)   careful reexamination of Malinowski's work in the Trobriand Islands.
B)   methodical analysis of social life among the Nuer of Africa.
C)   examination of effects of British colonialism in Puerto Rico.
D)   analysis of how British colonialism altered the idea of exchange in the kula ring economy.

Exam 3: Fieldwork and Ethnography