What, according to the authors, is a theory?

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DUE DATE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
NAME _________________________________ SCORE (10) ______
1. The work of medical anthropologist Patricia Omidian is described in the first part of this chapter. In addition to being able to “fulfill her employment obligations”
as an anthropologist, what else did her fluency in the local language and her
respect for local cultural norms allow her to do?
a. avoid the restrictions of the Taliban that others had to observe b. remain in Afghanistan after 9/11 c. gain anthropological insights about life in rural Afghanistan
2. What, according to the authors, is a theory? (2 pts) __________________________________________________________________
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3. T F Cultural Materialism relies heavily on an outsider’s (as opposed to an insider’s or native’s) perspective to reach its conclusions.
4. T F Like many social sciences (history, psychology, sociology, economics, etc.), anthropology tends to rely on one single dominant theory at a time
and does not retain elements of earlier theories.
5. Applied anthropology and ethnographic anthropology a. have developed very distinct research methodologies. b. use similar methods to conduct their research. c. are similar in that neither focuses much attention of research methods.
6. Coding interview narratives so that patterns and trends can be identified is part of which stage of field research?
a. formulating a research design b. interpreting data c. analyzing data
7. Participant-observation generally requires the anthropologist to a. begin observing a community before trying to participate in its social life. b. learn the local language fluently before working with a community. c. have most of the field data ready for analysis before participating.
8. A particularly good data-gathering technique for understanding how local people interact with their environment and with one another is
a. interviewing. b. mapping. c. document analysis.
9. T F Compared to more traditional anthropological research, applied research is somewhat less collaborative and interdisciplinary.