1. Postmodernists suggest that anthropological accounts are partial truths reflecting the _____ of their authors.
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All of these
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2. Positioning is the situation of an individual; their _____
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All of these
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3. The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by observing people’s behavior and participating in their lives is known as_____
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Participant Observation
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4. Anthropologists who do fieldwork in their own culture are known as_____
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Native Anthropologists
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5. Institutional Review Board is a committee organized by a university or other research institution that_____ all research that involves human subjects.
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All of these
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6. Informed Consent is the requirement that participants in anthropological studies should understand the ways in which their participation and the release of the research data are likely to affect them.
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True
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7. A person from whom an anthropologist gathers data is known as_____
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All of these
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8. Human Relations Area Files is an ethnographic database that includes descriptions of more than _____ cultures and is used for cross-cultural research.
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300
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9. Fieldwork involves living with a group of people and _____
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Both a and b
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10. Etic Perspective means examining societies using concepts, categories, and rules derived from_____ ; an outsider’s perspective that produces analyses that members of the society being studied may not find meaningful.
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Science
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11. Ethnology is the attempt to find general principles or laws that govern _____ phenomena.
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Cultural
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12. Ethnography includes_____
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Both b and c
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13. Anthropology that includes _____ action as a major goal of fieldwork is known as Engaged Anthropology.
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Political
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14. Examining a society using concepts and distinctions that are meaningful to members of that culture is known as _____
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Emic Perspective
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15. Culture Shock are feelings of _____ that result from rapid immersion in a new and different culture.
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Both a and b
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16. Cultural Relativism is the notion that cultures should be analyzed with reference to the values of another culture.
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False
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17. Collaborative Anthropologists practice an ethnography that gives priority to informants on the _____ of research.
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All of these
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18. Native anthropologists are uniquely susceptible to the politics of the group they are studying affecting their work.
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True
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19. An informed consent agreement can require a participant to finish the study once it is started.
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False
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20. Which of the following questions about ethics is something an anthropologist would ask today about their field of research?
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Who has the right to speak for a group?
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21. What does the principle of informed consent mean?
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Participants in an anthropologist’s research should always know the benefits and risks of bring part of the study.
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22. When discussing anthropological work with the military, the text cites which of the following concerns?
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Anthropologists may be unable to meet ethical requirements when working with populations under warfare conditions.
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23. Which of the following anthropologists working with the people they study when generating reports about their research?
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Collaborative anthropology
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24. Which statement accurately describes how anthropologists practice ethnographic research in recent years?
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They increasingly consider of how groups are affected by larger global patterns.
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25. What is the purpose of the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)?
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Facilitate cross-cultural analysis through providing an index of cultural practices
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26. Which type of interview involves asking subjects a specific set of questions that vary as little as possible from one respondent to the next?
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Structured interview
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27. When an anthropologist begins research in a new group, he or she often relies on an existing friendship with a group member. These subjects with a special relationship to the researcher are often called ______.
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Respondents
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28. Which of the following would be the best example of cross-cultural research?
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Interviewing a few members of cultural groups in different regions of the world
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29. Anthropologists may take a(n) ____ perspective, which studies cultures from the inside, or a(n) _______ perspective, in which they compare the practices of the culture to their own culture.
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Emic; etic
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30. Which of the following research techniques involves gathering data about a group by observing their social interaction on an ongoing daily basis?
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Participant observation
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31. Who are “armchair anthropologists”?
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Anthropologists who rely on data collected by others
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32. The first scholars to call themselves anthropologists began working in the ______ century.
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19th
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