Cultural Anthropology Chapter 3 (6th edition) Miller

Lanita Jacobs-Huey's study of African-American women's hair culture is an example of studying up research.

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Interpretivist anthropologists tend to favor which kind of research approach?

A. Applied B. Inductive (c) C. Deductive D. Etic

Who is considered to be the father of participant observation based on his fieldwork experience among the Trobriand Islands?

A. Bronislaw Malinowski (c) B. Franz Boas C. Marvin Harris D. Leslie White

In the Trobriand Islands, the British colonialists substituted which activity for local warfare?

A. Christianity B. the Kula Ring C. Cricket (c) D. Boat racing

Culture shock is a result of

A. anthropologist being a cultural relativist about the people he/she studies. B. an anthropologist being ethnocentric about the people he/she studies. C. an anthropologist learning the local language of the people he/she studies. D. an anthropologist feeling disoriented, irritable, or depressed during fieldwork with the people he/she studies. (c)

The Hawthorne effect refers to

A. biases in the data when the researcher doesn't know the language well. B. the tendency for respondents to avoid telling the truth about private matters. C. the tendency for men to answer questions on behalf of women. D. the tendency for the respondents to change their behavior to correspond with the researcher's interests. (c)

Establishing rapport when doing fieldwork is often achieved by

A. can involve exchanging gifts with the local people. (c) B. dealing with the young females of the group who are often more receptive to working with outsiders. C. dealing with the male elders of the society. D. usually occurs within the first week or two out in the field.

Research that is guided by a hypothesis is considered

A. deductive. (c) B. inductive. C. holistic. D. prescriptive.

One of the most important aspect of the work of a cultural anthropologist is

A. doing many months of fieldwork. (c) B. doing material analysis. C. doing genetic tests on the people they study. D. doing surveys.

A descriptive writing about a culture after many months of fieldwork is called

A. ethnography. (c) B. ethnocentrism. C. etymology. D. holism.

One way that cultural anthropologists record their finding while in the field is in the form of

A. field notes. B. tape recordings. C. photographs and video. D. all of the above. (c) E. none of the above.

Research that is guided by a hypothesis is considered

A. holistic. B. inductive. C. prescriptive. D. deductive. (c)

A major challenge for Richard Kurin during his fieldwork in Pakistan was

A. learning the proper rules of gift exchange. B. learning proper rules of greeting. C. learning the language. D. false role assignments. (c) E. not having a wife or children, which would have made him an adult.

People's naming of places is called

A. numerology. B. geophagy. C. toponymy. (c) D. topography. E. rapport.

The research method in cultural anthropology that involves living in a culture for an extended period while collecting data is

A. participant observation. (c) B. archival research. C. the inductive method. D. life history.

Research that is guided by a hypothesis is considered

A. prescriptive. B. inductive. C. deductive. (c) D. holistic.

What kinds of data are inductive methods more likely to emphasize

A. quantitive data. B. genetic data. C. survey data. D. qualitative data. (c)

Trobriand women's most prized material possessions are their

A. skirts. (c) B. grass mats. C. shell necklaces. D. pigs.

Doing research among powerful people is called

A. studying up. (c) B. status work. C. quality work. D. politicking.

Inuit is a cluster name for many indigenous peoples who live in

A. the eastern Canadian Arctic. (c) B. the Amazon. C. eastern Africa. D. the Himalayas.

According to the code of ethics of the American Anthropological Association, the anthropologist's first responsibility is to

A. the home country of the anthropologist. B. the agency that funded the study since they are the ones who paid for it. C. the host government in the country where the research was conducted. D. protect the people studied from harm related to the research. (c)

The etic approach emphasizes

A. the insider's perspective. B. the inductive perspective. C. the outsider's perspective. (c) D. the deductive perspective.

The etic approach emphasizes

A. the insider's perspective. B. the outsider's perspective. C. the deductive perspective. D. the inductive perspective. *either c or b

A major challenge facing the Trobriand Islanders today is the large number of western tourists.

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According to the ethical guidelines of the American Anthropological Association, undergraduate students are not allowed to conduct fieldwork overseas.

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Lanita Jacobs-Huey's study of African-American women's hair culture is an example of studying up research.

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The approach in cultural anthropology that focuses on what local people think or say is called etic.

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Many Institutional Review Boards now accept the possibility of informed consent in some situations.

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An example of an open-ended interview question is "How many members of your family live with you?'.

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Annette Weiner's fieldwork on women's trading networks in the Trobriand Islands is an example of a restudy.

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Collaborative research involves anthropologists working with members of the study populations as partners.

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Cultural shock can occur when an anthropologist returns home as well as when he/she enters the field.

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Gender is a less important microcultural factor in anthropological fieldwork than race or ethnicity.

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Liza Dalby's research among the geisha of Japan involved the study of microculture based on gender.

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Many Institutional Review Boards now accept the possibility of informed consent in some situations.

true

The Vietnam-American War prompted anthropologists to give serious attention to the issue of ethics.

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Anthropologists are allowed to be ethnocentric during fieldwork and data collection.

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