WorksheetsCh. 10 Ethnography
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Ethnography is best be described as which of the following?
Synonymous with in-depth interview techniques
Synonymous with participant observation
An entirely qualitative approach
A multi-method approach to field research
All of the above
Which of the following refers to an in-depth study of a group or culture that exists in an online environment?
Real-time ethnography
Virtual ethnography
Social media ethnography
Digital ethnography
Digital media
Which of the following is the general term for any research conducted in a natural setting?
Field experiment
Participant observation
Naturalistic observation
Deep hanging-out
Fieldwork
Complete observers and complete participants are both ______, while participants as observers and observers as participants are both ______.
Formal roles; informal roles
Covert roles; overt roles
Overt roles; covert roles
Unobtrusive roles; obtrusive roles
Interactive roles; unobtrusive roles
Which of the following best describes when a researcher will most likely use time interval sampling?
When a random sample is not available
When the researcher is under time constraints
When study participants are available only for a one-time interview
When it is difficult to determine when a behaviour begins or ends
All of these
Which of the following refers to a data-reduction method used to simplify observations by using categorizations?
Continuous real-time measurement
Time-interval sampling
Encoding
Conceptualization
Fixed-interval sampling
Which of the following refers to an ability to understand another culture in its own terms sympathetically enough so that the culture appears to be a coherent and meaningful design for living?
Ethnocentrism
Societal relativism
Cultural relativism
Cultural differentiation
Cultural integrity
Which of the following best describes why ethnography is considered reflexive?
Data are necessarily influenced by the perceptions of the researcher and the processes enacted by that researcher
The researcher is the data instrument
Samples are drawn randomly to allow for generalization of results
Field work occurs in a natural setting
All of these
Which of the following best describes a primary goal of the ethnographer?
To generalize findings to a larger population of interest
To make cultural comparisons
To locate a representative sample
To understand the meaning of a phenomena for the participants
All of these
Which of the following refers to the detailed records about what the researcher hears, sees, experiences, and thinks about while immersed in the social setting?
Field notes
Data journal
Data codes
Analytic notes
Methodological notes
A _____ ethnographer observes a group but does not participate with the group in any way, while a _____ ethnographer systematically observes a group by becoming a member to establish relationships
Observer as participant; complete observer
Complete observer; participant as observer
Complete participant; participant as observer
Complete observer; complete participant
Participant as observer; complete observer
