Chapter 3 Student Quiz 2

. What method do anthropologists use to avoid cultural "tunnel vision"?

ethnocentrism

participant observation

surveys

archival research

. Using data from several societies is referred to as

participant observation.

the comparative method.

longitudinal data.

latitudinal data.

. If an anthropologist cannot get to her field of study, she may use all of the following kinds of data except

archival data.

newspaper accounts.

rapid appraisals.

interviews with people from her field site currently living elsewhere.

. Bronislaw Malinowski is the anthropologist best known for

developing the "ethnographic method."

developing the survey.

writing about Azande witchcraft.

developing the idea of cultural relativism.

. Intersubjectivity is

knowledge about other people that emerges out of relationships.

the ability to not become emotionally involved with informants.

the objective study of people.

data obtained through a translator.

. If anthropologists want to know how kinship patterns or rituals of marriage have changed over time, which methodology would they use?

participant observation

archival data

life histories

genealogical method

. Because anthropologists deal with sensitive information they may do all of the following except

conceal the identities of their informants.

avoid studying illegal activities.

limit how they share their fieldnotes.

be careful not to share secrets.

. Ethnohistory is the method used

to look at historical documents of an ethnic group.

for historical research about a society that may not have historical documents.

when doing interviews about people's personal histories.

by tracing the degrees of relatedness in a family.

. Because it is sometimes uncomfortable for anthropologists to pull out a notebook, they may take

jottings.

field notes.

head notes.

transcription.

. If an anthropologist was interested in doing participatory action research, what would be a driving force in their research goals?

the input of the subjects of the research project

the economic impact of the project

the popular appeal of the project

the statistical significance of the resulting data

. One reason anthropologists are careful to maintain the anonymity of their informants because

their data may be subpoenaed by a court of law.

they may have not acquired informed consent.

they want to keep their best informants away from other anthropologists doing similar projects.

ethnography is more compelling when it is mysterious.

. A(n) __________ interview is designed so that questions can emerge during the interview itself.

rapid appraisal

informal, open-ended

participant observation

guided

. An emic perspective refers to a(n) __________ perspective.

cultural outsider's

cultural insider's

expert

layperson's

. Which of the following is not a major ethical concern for anthropologists?

protecting the First Amendment

acquiring permission from research participants

doing no harm

protecting their raw data

. In which project would an anthropologist be most likely to use rapid appraisal?

a community response to a typhoon

a shift to democracy in a small nation

the building of medical infrastructure to serve people with mental health issues

a language revitalization program

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