Question 1

Which of the following is the defining methodology of the discipline of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fieldnotes
B)   Fieldwork
C)   Observation
D)   InterviewsE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which method would be best when doing a study on the genetic propensity for cancer in a given population?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethnohistory
B)   Ethnoscience
C)   Comparative method
D)   Genealogical methodE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

A critical reason for taking fieldnotes is that there may be a long lag time between fieldwork and writing and publishing about it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Are there some projects that are better suited to ethnographic research methods than others? If so, give an example and explain why. If not, why not?

Accepted Answer

Although participant observation and uns...

Question 5

Anthropologists do not consider unstructured, casual conversations to be data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If you wanted to study patterns of kin relations in a community, which method would you use?

Accepted Answer

A)   Comparative method
B)   Genealogical method
C)   Ethnohistory
D)   Participant observationE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 3: Ethnography: Studying Culture

Are there some projects that are better suited to ethnographic research methods than others? If so, give an example and explain why. If not, why not?