Ethnography Quiz

What is the main purpose of ethnography?

• To conduct surveys in natural settings

• To analyze statistical trends

• To obtain a deep understanding of people and their culture

• To collect quantitative data

According to Hammersley and Sanders, which of the following is a characteristic of ethnographic research?

• Data are gathered from a single source

• People's behavior is studied in everyday contexts

• The approach to data collection is highly structured

• It is aimed at discovering the outsider's point of view

What is the methodology of ethnographic research?

• Participant observation, surveys, and data analysis

• Objective analysis, surveys, and interviews

• Fieldwork, surveys, and structured interviews

• Interviews, surveys, and macro-ethnography

What is the first step involved in ethnographic research method according to Spardley (1980)?

• Asking Ethnographic Questions

• Making an Ethnographic Record

• Selecting an Ethnographic Project

• Analyzing Ethnographic Data

What is the emic perspective in ethnographic research?

• The way non-members perceive and interpret behaviors

• The study of broadly-defined cultural groupings

• The main focus on the way members of a given culture perceive their world

• The study of narrowly-defined cultural groupings

What skills are required for ethnographic studies?

• High degree of interpretative agility and biasness

• Unfamiliarity with social science theory and research methods

• Familiarity with social settings and lack of intellectuality

• Good interactional and inter-personal skills, and sensitivity towards the culture

What is a 'Do' for conducting ethnographic studies?

What is an advantage of ethnography?

• It deals solely with quantitative data

• It provides extensive and in-depth findings about human behavior

• It allows for easy replication of results

• It replaces recorded statements of individuals with statistics and numbers

What is a shortcoming of ethnography?

• It is nonreplicable as human behavior can be influenced by numerous variables

• It is replicable and provides accurate conclusions

• It allows for easy generalization to other time periods or cultures

• It deals solely with quantitative data

What is the meaning of 'Ethnography'?

• A written description of a particular culture based on information collected through surveys

• A qualitative approach that studies the cultural patterns and perspectives of participants in their natural setting

• A study of statistical trends and instances

• A study of quantitative data