Anthropology

6 years ago

An ethnography is __________. (Multiple Choice)

An ethnography is __________.

A) an account of an individual's life, in his or her own words
B) an account of an individual's life based on a questionnaire
C) a descriptive writing about a culture

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6 years ago

According to the code of ethics of the American Anthropological Association, the anthropologist's ...

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

A) protect the people studied from harm related to the research
B) the agenc

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6 years ago

Inuit place naming is an example of __________.

Inuit place naming is an example of __________.

A) indigenous knowledge
B) cultural relativism
C) globalization
D) leveling mechanism

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6 years ago

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

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

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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6 years ago

Collaborative research refers to the people being studied as __________.

Collaborative research refers to the people being studied as __________.

A) human subjects
B) informants
C) partners
D) representatives

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6 years ago

According to the ethical guidelines of the American Anthropological Association, undergraduate ...

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

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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6 years ago

Deductive methods of research are more likely to collect quantitative data while the inductive ...

Deductive methods of research are more likely to collect quantitative data while the inductive approach tends to emphasize qualitative data.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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6 years ago

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

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

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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6 years ago

In the Trobriand Islands, kinship follows the male line (True or false?).

In the Trobriand Islands, kinship follows the male line.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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6 years ago

The armchair approach in cultural anthropology came before the verandah approach. (True or false?)

The armchair approach in cultural anthropology came before the verandah approach.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

hellink 74 1 Reply

6 years ago

How has research in anthropology changed since the nineteenth century? Mention specific figures in ...

How has research in anthropology changed since the nineteenth century? Mention specific figures in the development of research methods.

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6 years ago

Mara Ctedra's use of audio recording during her research in Spain revealed the importance of ...

Mara Ctedra's use of audio recording during her research in Spain revealed the importance of maintaining people's trust.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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karlex

6 years ago

Interpretivist anthropologists tend to collect etic data (True or false?).

Interpretivist anthropologists tend to collect etic data.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Tommiiee 119 1 Reply

6 years ago

Cultural anthropologists who use the interview method feel that only the open-ended interview ...

Cultural anthropologists who use the interview method feel that only the open-ended interview provides reliable data.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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karlex

6 years ago

Data that is numerical and presented in charts and tables is called quantitative. (True or false?)

Data that is numerical and presented in charts and tables is called quantitative.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Tommiiee 39 1 Reply

6 years ago

What is participant observation, when was it discovered as a method, and what positive benefits does ...

What is participant observation, when was it discovered as a method, and what positive benefits does it have in terms of data quality?

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Ramanathan 39 1 Reply

6 years ago

What is a life history and why is this method controversial?

What is a life history and why is this method controversial?

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hellink 37 1 Reply

6 years ago

Name three microcultures that the textbook mentions as affecting fieldwork and describe the effects ...

Name three microcultures that the textbook mentions as affecting fieldwork and describe the effects of one of them on an anthropologist's experience.

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Tommiiee 38 1 Reply

6 years ago

What is the background and context of Trobriand Island culture and what are some of the major issues ...

What is the background and context of Trobriand Island culture and what are some of the major issues facing the Trobriand Islanders today?

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Leocastilho 39 1 Reply

6 years ago

Discuss the findings of Malinowski in the Trobriand Islands and then the findings of Weiner. What ...

Discuss the findings of Malinowski in the Trobriand Islands and then the findings of Weiner.

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hellink 65 1 Reply

6 years ago

Describe the research phases in the South Baffin Island Place Name Project and the kind of ...

Describe the research phases in the South Baffin Island Place Name Project and the kind of information each phase produced.

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warhead 42 1 Reply

6 years ago

What is the background of the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics and how is this ...

What is the background of the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics and how is this background related to two of its key principles?

What will be an ideal response?

Vertimyst 78 1 Reply

6 years ago

Describe the difference between deductive and inductive research and how this difference relates to ...

Describe the difference between deductive and inductive research and how this difference relates to fieldwork methods.

What will be an ideal response?

Leocastilho 69 1 Reply

6 years ago

Discuss two ways that cultural anthropologists record data while in the field. What will be an ...

Discuss two ways that cultural anthropologists record data while in the field.

What will be an ideal response?

warhead 51 1 Reply

6 years ago

Which mode of livelihood has characterized most of human existence?

Which mode of livelihood has characterized most of human existence?

A) foraging
B) horticulture
C) pastoralism
D) agriculture

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6 years ago

In foraging societies, the division of labor is __________.

In foraging societies, the division of labor is __________.

A) differentiated by age
B) dictated by social status
C) organized within the permanent settlement
D) always sharply differentiat

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6 years ago

Compared to temperate-climate foragers, circumpolar foragers __________.

Compared to temperate-climate foragers, circumpolar foragers __________.

A) rely more on plant food
B) spend less time and energy on constructing shelters
C) spend less time and energy procuring food

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6 years ago

The measure of subjective well-being is based on __________.

The measure of subjective well-being is based on __________.

A) the availability of basic needs such as food and shelter
B) the presence of luxury goods and material excess
C) what people understand a

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6 years ago

Property relations in foraging societies are best termed __________.

Property relations in foraging societies are best termed __________.

A) class-based
B) use rights
C) age-based
D) gender-based

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6 years ago

The two most important factors on which the division of labor is based in horticultural societies ...

The two most important factors on which the division of labor is based in horticultural societies are __________.

A) age and race
B) gender and race
C) age and gender
D) gender and class

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6 years ago

The country in which the so-called Jarawa people live is __________.

The country in which the so-called Jarawa people live is __________.

A) Papua New Guinea
B) India
C) Brazil
D) Indonesia

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6 years ago

Maintaining the fallow period is essential for the sustainability of which system?

Maintaining the fallow period is essential for the sustainability of which system?

A) foraging
B) horticulture
C) pastoralism
D) agriculture

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6 years ago

Children have the most tasks in which mode of livelihood?

Children have the most tasks in which mode of livelihood?

A) pastoralism
B) industrialism/digital economy
C) intensive agriculture
D) horticulture

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6 years ago

Female farming systems are __________. (Multiple Choice)

Female farming systems are __________.

A) mainly associated with wet rice cultivation
B) numerically more predominant than male farming systems
C) found mainly in Europe
D) mainly associate

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bertyhell

6 years ago

Which of the following is a characteristic of the industrial/digital economy mode of livelihood? ...

Which of the following is a characteristic of the industrial/digital economy mode of livelihood?

A) It produces goods in response to needs.
B) The labor of children is used extensively.
C) It bases acc

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6 years ago

Compared to family farming, corporate farming is __________.

Compared to family farming, corporate farming is __________.

A) more geared to production for sale
B) less reliant on capital
C) declining in importance as an economic system in the United States

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6 years ago

The Yanomami region is located __________.

The Yanomami region is located __________.

A) between Brazil and Venezuela
B) between Peru and Brazil
C) on the coast of Brazil
D) in Chile

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6 years ago

The gender division of labor in the agricultural mode of livelihood __________.

The gender division of labor in the agricultural mode of livelihood __________.

A) is the most egalitarian of all modes of livelihood
B) involves highly overlapping tasks for males and females in most societies

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bertyhell

6 years ago

Which culture depends mainly on pastoralism for its livelihood?

Which culture depends mainly on pastoralism for its livelihood?

A) Hare
B) Mundurucu
C) Yanomami
D) Qashqa'i

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