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What is cross-cultural comparison,and why is this important in our study of humans and culture? What can we learn through cross-cultural comparisons?

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Why are ethical considerations so important to the practice of anthropology? Use examples from the book and discuss each of the ethical responsibilities required of anthropologists.What kinds of ethical dilemmas would you imagine are quite common during fieldwork?

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The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by observing people's behavior and participating in their lives is called:


A) Cross-cultural survey.
B) Participant observation.
C) Laboratory experimentation.
D) Structured interview.
E) Stratified random sampling.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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What is FGO,and why is it important in anthropology?

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It stands for Female Genital O...

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What do anthropologists use as the basis for cross-cultural comparisons?

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What are the ethical responsibilities for anthropologists in the field?

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Anthropology has faced various challenges in its history from the study of women to that of more marginal populations,such as those of the homeless and drug addicts.Choose one of these challenges and discuss it in detail,noting what the challenges have been,why the challenges occurred,and how they have been handled differently in anthropological research today.

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Which of the following best describes an etic perspective in research?


A) Studying agricultural techniques by measuring the fertility of the soil in laboratory samples.
B) Studying religion by interviewing people about their belief systems.
C) Collecting recipes from informants in order to track culinary traditions.
D) Interviewing respondents about their thoughts on the political organization of their community.
E) Following herders and writing down their life histories.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Project Camelot was a great example of collaborative success between anthropology and the U.S.military.

A) True
B) False

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The most important ethical responsibility in anthropological fieldwork is to protect the interests of the people whom you are studying.

A) True
B) False

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The attitude toward magic and ritual among the Nacirema indicates that:


A) Technologically advanced societies do not use magic and ritual.
B) Too much magic and ritual will destroy a society.
C) Magic and ritual can be found in a wide variety of cultures.
D) North American society contains very little magic and ritual.
E) Only the weakest individuals in a society are likely to make use of magic and ritual.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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Boas' style of fieldwork was known as __________ __________.

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What is an "IRB"?

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Boas insisted that anthropologists must value a culture on its own terms.This idea is called:


A) Logical positivism.
B) Postmodernism.
C) Phenomenology.
D) Cultural relativism.
E) Dualism.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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The gathering and interpretation of information based on intensive,firsthand study is called ethnography.

A) True
B) False

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What do anthropologists call the feelings of alienation and helplessness that result from rapid immersion in a new and different culture?


A) Cross-cultural shock.
B) Culture shock.
C) Cultural entropy.
D) Alienation orientation.
E) Psychological solipsism.

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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The Human Terrain Systems was a successful project that allowed anthropologists to work alongside soldiers during war so that cultural sensitivity in the ranks could be maintained.

A) True
B) False

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Once Franz Boas began teaching women and producing female PhDs,the bias against women in anthropology began to diminish rapidly.

A) True
B) False

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Today,how have ethnographers' roles changed in the field?

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What is participant observation?

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