Anthropology - Reading Check 4

At which stage does the researcher create research questions, decide on techniques to collect data, and justify the purpose of the study?

• Design

• Demarcation of field

• Data analysis

• Preparation and documentation

At this stage of ethnographic research methodology, it’s essential for the researcher to demonstrate strong social skills to effectively gather data.

• Information gathering

• Data analysis

• Thematic Field

• Design

Select the author who is NOT credited with introducing the concept of ethnographic research to study societies.

• Alfred Radcliffe-Brown

• • Edward Evans-Pritchard

• Bronislaw Malinowski

• Emile Durkheim

An example of this type of study is the investigation of outer space, which has been conducted through various stages and with different tools, such as the explorations of the Moon and Mars. These efforts enable researchers to examine issues that were not thoroughly addressed at the outset of the investigation.

• Longitudinal research

• Problem-oriented ethnography

• Rapport

• Qualitative research

This ethnographic technique is carried out after a time of coexistence of the researcher with the place of study, in this way the informants give in to share personal information.

• Interview

• Focus group

• Survey

• Questionnaire

What are the two approaches researchers use in fieldwork to study a social phenomenon from both internal and external perspectives?

• Emic and etic.

• Interviews and questionnaries.

• Testimonies and life stories.

• Longitudinal and latitudinal research.

Select the perspective that matches the following statement: An anthropologist published a study aiming to explain the marriage rites of an ancient tribe, drawing on interviews and life testimonies from the brides.

• Emic

• Etic

When a researcher selects a community to study, defines objectives, and plans available resources and time, which stage are they working on?

• Preparation and documentation

• Fieldwork

• Marking the field

• Gathering of information

Choosing a topic of interest and deciding the context where it will be studied, often influenced by the researcher’s personal background, belongs to which stage?

• Subject field

• Design

• Fieldwork

• Conclusion

When the researcher reviews existing information in libraries and archives to better define the topic and update previous findings, what stage is this?

• Fieldwork

• Preparation and documentation

• Gathering of information

• Marking the field