Why is culture shock such a significant aspect of handling fieldwork situation?

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  • Why is fieldwork important to cultural anthropology?
  • Why is it important for an anthropologist to understand the culture of a society he or she is studying?
  • What is culture shock anthropology?
  • How can ethnography provide an account of a particular community society or culture?

  When conducting ethnographic interviews,you should: A) use simple, unambiguous questions and leave the controversial questions for the end of the interview. B) obtain informed consent after the interview is completed. C) make the interview a long period so that the interviewee has time to relax. D) let the interviewee see the tape recorder and feel important about having the session taped. E) try to schedule several interviews so that the interviewee can discuss details and seek clarification from neighbors and friends.

  

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  How people in different cultures use space is known as: A) archival analysis. B) statistical analysis. C) proxemic analysis. D) document analysis. E) mapping.

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  The collection of basic demographic data is considered part of which ethnographic field method? A) ethnographic mapping B) census taking C) photography D) structured interviews E) document analysis

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  All of the following are common reasons that the AIDS epidemic is particularly difficult to control except: A) different types of marriage patterns are practiced worldwide, including re-marrying an infected widow to surviving brother. B) there is a high proportion of high risk groups within a population. C) the immune system is well-studied and cannot be controlled for disease. D) a chemical cure is not likely to be found soon because viruses are poorly understood. E) the biological factors involved are extremely complex.

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  An anthropologist decides on which techniques to use based primarily upon: A) the nature of the problem being studied and receptivity of the people. B) a realistic appraisal of what he or she can achieve in a short period. C) the kinds of information that will be most useful to the host government. D) the topographical sequence in the community. E) what the community has been exposed to in the past.

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  The ethnographic interview is different from the sociological or psychological interview because the: A) interviewer and the subject almost always speak different first languages. B) ethnographic interview is much narrower in scope. C) ethnographic interview always focuses on the experiences of a single individual. D) ethnographic interview is typically used alone without other sources of data. E) ethnographic interview involves large groups of people.

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  Recently,UNESCO has recognized that ___________ is at the heart of all development worldwide and is a resource that needs protection. A) coal B) petroleum C) sunlight D) land E) water

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  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. E) creating standardized, scientific data.

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  Anthropologists collect information on all the relatives (kin)of the informant by: A) mapping. B) the genealogical method. C) proxemic analysis. D) document analysis. E) census taking.

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  Why is culture shock such a significant aspect of handling fieldwork situations? A) It is an attribute of those fieldworkers who have less experience and is a key component in teaching ethnographic field methods. B) Culture shock most acutely affects the community studied and must be handled wisely in order to preserve the field situation for future researchers. C) Culture shock is exceedingly common and occurs to almost every anthropologist, regardless of years of experience. D) Fieldwork cannot be conducted when an anthropologist is suffering from culture shock. E) It is a sign that the anthropologist should leave the community immediately.

Why is fieldwork important to cultural anthropology?

Why is it important for an anthropologist to understand the culture of a society he or she is studying?

What is culture shock anthropology?

How can ethnography provide an account of a particular community society or culture?