Interpretivist anthropologists tend to favor which kind of research approach?

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Question 1 of 20

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Interpretivist anthropologists tend to favor which kind of research approach?

A. Inductive

B. Deductive

C. Etic

D. Applied

 
Question 2 of 20

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An example of work that usually fits into the category of the informal sector is:

A. sales clerk in a department store.

B. professional basketball player.

C. sex worker.

D. social worker.

 
Question 3 of 20

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

A. Horticulture

B. Agriculture

C. Pastoralism

D. Foraging

 
Question 4 of 20

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Mongolian pastoralists of the former Soviet Union are now adjusting to:

A. the market economy.

B. having to become citizens of China.

C. a collectivized system of agricultural production.

D. loss of their herds from foot and mouth disease.

 
Question 5 of 20

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In foraging societies, the division of labor is NOT:

A. differentiated by age.

B. flexible.

C. characterized by social class mobility.

D. more gender-differentiated in circumpolar environments than in temperate environments.

 
Question 6 of 20

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Research that is guided by a hypothesis is:

A. emic.

B. deductive.

C. inductive.

D. prescriptive.

 
Question 7 of 20

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Pastoralism:

A. is a mode of livelihood based on domesticated animal herds and the use of their products, such as meat and milk.

B. is the oldest way of making a living.

C. has more occupational specialization than agricultural societies.

D. originated first in the New World.

 
Question 8 of 20

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On the basis of his experience in the Trobriand Islands during World War I, Bronislaw Malinowski is generally considered to be:

A. the "father" of participant observation.

B. the founder of the etic approach.

C. the first person to realize that no culture is more or less "civilized" than another.

D. the first person to define the concept of culture.

 
Question 9 of 20

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The Hawthorne effect refers to:

A. the tendency for men to answer questions on behalf of women.

B. biases in the data when the researcher doesn't know the language well.

C. the tendency for respondents to avoid telling the truth about private matters.

D. the tendency for respondents to change their behavior to correspond with the researcher's interests.

 
Question 10 of 20

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A key factor that helps in selecting a research project is:

A. finding a topic that has been neglected by previous researchers.

B. a certain degree of intuition and luck.

C. relating to a current issue of importance such as refugee movements.

D. All of the above

 
Question 11 of 20

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The gender division of labor in the agricultural mode of livelihood:

A. is more segregated than in temperate foraging societies.

B. is most egalitarian of all modes of livelihood.

C. involves highly overlapping tasks for males and females in most societies.

D. means that men work more hours and women work fewer than in horticulture.

 
Question 12 of 20

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Compared to Malinowski's research in the Trobriands, Weiner's restudy addressed:

A. women's lives.

B. changing leadership patterns.

C. the rise of HIV/AID.S.

D. the high rate of suicide.

 
Question 13 of 20

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An example of indigenous knowledge would NOT include:

A. how much rainfall to expect and when to expect it.

B. higher technology.

C. what foods grow best in what conditions.

D. how to prevent insects from destroying crops.

 
Question 14 of 20

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People's naming of places is called:

A. rapport.

B. toponymy.

C. topography.

D. ethnocentrism.

 
Question 15 of 20

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Compared to the foraging mode of livelihood, the industrial/digital economy mode of livelihood:

A. produces goods in response to consumer demand.

B. employs people in manufacturing and service industries.

C. is the production of goods through mass employment in business and commercial operations.

D. All of the above

 
Question 16 of 20

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During his fieldwork in Japan, Matthews Hamabata had a problem in terms of:

A. learning to appreciate the food.

B. learning when to smile and when not to smile.

C. having to sit for long periods of time with his legs folded underneath him.

D. how to understand the meaning of a gift given to him and the appropriate response.

 
Question 17 of 20

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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 agency that funded the study since they are the ones who paid for it.

C. the home country of the anthropologist.

D. the host government in the country where the research is conducted.

 
Question 18 of 20

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An emic approach focuses on:

A. what people in the study area say about their own culture.

B. gathering data on culturally shared rules for behavior.

C. events that have meaning for members of a particular culture.

D. All of the above

 
Question 19 of 20

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

A. the inductive method.

B. archival research.

C. participant observation.

D. life history.

 
Question 20 of 20

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Which mode of livelihood has characterized MOST of human existence?

A. Pastoralism

B. Foraging

C. Agriculture

D. Horticulture