Question 1

________ is fundamental to all research conducted by contemporary cultural anthropologists.

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A)   Participant observation
B)   Archival research
C)   Statistical analysis
D)   Synchronic study

Question 2

It is essential that ethnographers map communities because this

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A)   facilitates learning the local language.
B)   documents the randomness of the built environment.
C)   provides a deep immersion in the rhythms of daily life.
D)   illuminates how use of space influences social interactions.

Question 3

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 ultimately found upon review of the evidence presented.

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Question 4

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

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A)   Twentieth-century anthropologists' research focused on kinship and religion,whereas nineteenth-century anthropologists were more interested in economics and politics.
B)   Whereas twentieth-century anthropologists took a four-field approach to understanding culture,nineteenth-century anthropologists were mostly interested in material culture.
C)   Nineteenth-century anthropologists were mostly interested in present-day cultures as they existed,but twentieth-century anthropologists were interested in the processes by which cultures changed.
D)   Nineteenth-century anthropologists conducted long-term fieldwork,but twentieth-century anthropologists tended to rely on explorers' accounts.

Question 5

Ethnographers must work to establish trust and friendship with their research subjects and often build rapport,which helps them develop a(n)

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A)   reflexive perspective.
B)   clear sense of who holds power.
C)   understanding of local values.
D)   understanding of how local people think.

Question 6

One consequence of increased migration is that anthropologists conduct ________ ethnography,collecting data in two or more locations.

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A)   narrative
B)   extensive
C)   public
D)   multi-sited

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Community members who guide,advise,and teach the ethnographer during fieldwork are called

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A)   local collaborators.
B)   research aides.
C)   key informants.
D)   primary subjects.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a reason for ethnographers to conduct long-term fieldwork?

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A)   understand connections between local and global processes
B)   establish rapport with community members
C)   gain a perspective on complex systems of power and meaning
D)   reinforce ethnocentric attitudes about cultural superiority

Question 10

Margaret Mead

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A)   conducted a restudy of the Trobriand Islands.
B)   became an expert on Native Americans.
C)   studied the effects of colonialism in Puerto Rico.
D)   examined sexuality in Samoa.

Question 11

During the planning stages of a fieldwork project,it is typical to

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

Question 12

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

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A)   social science research assistant
B)   part of Doctors without Borders
C)   Peace Corps volunteer
D)   elementary school teacher

Question 13

Ethnography written today often is read online by the very subjects that were researched,which tends to make anthropology a more ________ enterprise.

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A)   unethical
B)   reflexive
C)   public
D)   experimental

Question 14

The author suggests that anthropology is unique among other disciplines such as economics or history because the anthropological perspective begins with

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A)   statistics.
B)   trends.
C)   people.
D)   records.

Question 15

The author argues that unlike a number of other academic disciplines,ethnography is both a social science and an art.Provide a concrete example of how ethnography is scientific,as well as a concrete example of why Guest considers it an art.

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Question 16

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

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A)   The poor are a population to whom anything can be done.
B)   The poor are a reliable source of organs.
C)   The poor have too many children and are thus a rich resource.
D)   The poor do not draw the attention of the local authorities.

Question 17

When we utilize many anthropological studies to examine activities,trends,and patterns of power across cultures,it is called ethnology,an activity that relies heavily on

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A)   comparison.
B)   social network analysis.
C)   mapping.
D)   statistical analysis.

Question 18

Anthropologists conducting fieldwork may experience a particular kind of disorientation from the strangeness they discover,something that is often attributable to problems with

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A)   ethnographic dissonance.
B)   culture shock.
C)   anthropological competence.
D)   fieldwork block.

Question 19

Franz Boas's attempts to document Native American cultures that were devastated by the westward expansion of settlers is called salvage ethnography and involves

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A)   collecting material goods and conducting some interviews.
B)   rapid assessment of local conditions.
C)   forced enculturation.
D)   collecting only material goods that were considered trash.

Question 20

Ethnographers' awareness that they should engage in critical self-examination regarding the role they play in the research process is known as

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A)   polyvocality.
B)   reflexivity.
C)   relativity.
D)   authority.

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

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Franz Boas's attempts to document Native American cultures that were devastated by the westward expansion of settlers is called salvage ethnography and involves

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Ethnographers must work to establish trust and friendship with their research subjects and often build rapport,which helps them develop a(n)

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