Ethics in Anthropology
Multiple-Choice
1.
Anthropologists rely on fieldwork to
a. describe and
explain diverse cultures.
b. study how people
think rather than how they behave.
c avoiding
having to test hypotheses.
d. all of the
above
2.
Anthropological fieldwork involves
a. living with the
people being studied.
b. asking
questions, and observing the every day behaviors of the people
being studied.
c. surveying the
environment and material possessions of the people being
studied.
d. all of the
above
3.
Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data are all part
of
a. selecting a
research problem.
b. formulating a
research design.
c. the preliminary
preparation for anthropological fieldwork.
d. conducting field
research.
4.
Learning another language is
a. seldom part of
the anthropologist’s preparation for fieldwork.
b. always
accomplished before the anthropologist enters the field
site.
c. necessary only
when an interpreter cannot be found.
d. an important
part of the tradition of anthropological fieldwork.
5.
Anthropologists usually obtain funding from agencies that give
research grants
a. awarded on a
highly competitive basis.
b. to all students
in graduate programs of anthropology.
c. but few
anthropologists actually do research overseas today.
d. b and
c
6.
Permission or clearance from a host government must be obtained for
fieldwork,
a. although
anthropologists are always allowed to work in any part of the
world.
b. although few
countries pay much attention to the research interests of
anthropologists.
c. because most
countries want to make sure the research will not be embarrassing
or politically sensitive.
d. a and
b
7.
Anthropological fieldwork in recent decades has
a. produced mostly
general ethnographies.
b. been more
focused and specific than in earlier times.
c. been more
problem-oriented than in earlier times.
d. b and
c
8. The
theory that was tested in the Kenya Kinship Study was
a.
neoevolutionary.
b. that
urbanization lessens ties with distant kin and emphasizes the
nuclear family.
c. that
urbanization leads to high rates of crime.
d. that
urbanization strengthens ties to distant kin.
9. In
the Kenya Kinship Study, the dependent variable was
a. rural to urban
migration.
b.
urbanization.
c. family
interaction.
d. urban
employment.
10. Principle
method(s) of collecting data in the Kenya Kinship Study
included
a. day
histories.
b. focus
groups.
c.
participant-observation.
d. a and
c
11. Factors
responsible for the importance of extended kinship interaction in
Nairobi, Kenya include the
a. security of land
tenure in rural areas.
b. uncertainty of
urban employment.
c. easy
availability of jobs for well-educated Kenyans.
d. a and b
only
12. According to
Ferraro, family interaction in both urban and rural Kenya can be
understood largely in terms of lack of
a. knowledge of
modernization.
b. political
knowledge.
c. both money and
economic security.
d. knowledge about
employment and social security.
13. The Kenya
Kinship Study allowed anthropologists to conclude that
a. urban life in
Nairobi does not by itself lead to the truncation of extended
kinship ties.
b. the extended
kinship ties of rural Kenyans are stronger than those of urban
residents.
c. urban experience
in Nairobi leads to the truncation of extended kinship
ties.
d. rural life in
Kenya itself eventually led to the truncation of extended kinship
ties.
14. When conducting
fieldwork among the Kikuyu, Ferraro
a. never told the
local people about his profession in the United
States.
b. told them he was
interested in farming practices when he really was studying
kinship.
c. told them he was
a government official.
d. told them he was
a teacher, wanting to learn more about Kikuyu culture so he could
teach his students.
15. Which statement
about data collection used in anthropology is
correct?
a.
Participant-observation always is appropriate for cross-cultural
research.
b. Methods that
work in one culture might not be appropriate for a neighboring
culture.
c. Photography is
always appropriate in public settings.
d. Structured
interviews should always be used early in the
fieldwork.
16. The
data-gathering technique used most often by anthropologists
is
a. structured
interview.
b. mailed
questionnaires.
c.
participant-observation.
d. document
analysis.
17. Which of the
following is not part of the advice that Ferraro gives for
conducting participant-observation fieldwork?
a. Proceed
slowly.
b. Secure
permission from the top down in the political
hierarchy.
c. Never eat the
local food unless you’ve seen it prepared.
d. Be consistent in
how you explain who you are.
18. Project Camelot
was conducted
a. with funding
from United States anthropologists.
b. in the United
States in the 1960s.
c. with funding
from the U.S. Army to study the causes of civil violence in
countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.
d. as a model for
correct ethical behavior on the part of United States
anthropologists.
19. A disadvantage
of participant-observation is that
a. only a small
sample can be studied.
b. nonverbal
behavior can be observed.
c. rapport is
enhanced.
d. actual behavior
can be distinguished from expected behavior.
20.
Participant-observation has the advantage of
a. providing a
large sample size.
b. ease of
recording of data.
c. being an
unobtrusive data gathering technique.
d. enabling
fieldworkers to distinguish actual from expected
behavior.
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