Question 1

It is unethical to use friends and contacts to gain access to the research site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an open-setting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Company board room
B)   Support group
C)   Library
D)   Public school classroomE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is not an aspect of feminist ethnography according to Skeggs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ensuring the research is non-exploitative
B)   Feminist researchers offering help or advice to participants.
C)   Feminist ethnography may provide an opportunity raise normally marginalized voiced.
D)   Feminist researchers ensure confidentiality.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

An example of ____________ would be studying how policies and practices within a workplace reveal larger systems of social control in society.

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A)   Autoethnography
B)   Institutional ethnography
C)   Participant observation
D)   Visual ethnographyE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What does it mean to approach ethnography as a sensibility?

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Question 6

Street Corner Society by Whyte demonstrates the importance of the relationship between a researcher and a key informant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Bettie's study is an example about the importance of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Maintaining access
B)   Covert observation
C)   Deep hanging out
D)   Gaining access to the siteE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Kleinman and Copp argue that ethnographers should ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Work hard to remain objective.
B)   Separate their personal experiences and emotions from the observation data.
C)   Consider that personal reflections and opinions can distort the data and bias results.
D)   Be aware of their perspectives, histories, and feelings in order to fully immerse themselves in the field.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

When a researcher are members of the settings they study, but they have revealed their status as a researcher, they are taking on a _________________ role.

Accepted Answer

A)   Complete participant
B)   Observer-as-participant
C)   Complete observer
D)   Participant-as-observerE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

How long did Ranita Ray stay in the field for her study of socioeconomically disadvantaged young women of color?

Accepted Answer

A)   18 months
B)   3 years
C)   4 years
D)   5 to 7 days a weekE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The decision to end participant observation is ultimately based on ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Researcher stress
B)   Emotional demands
C)   Sampling
D)   TimingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

What are the advantages and disadvantages of covert and overt participant observation?

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Question 13

Rebecca wants to do a participant observation study of a local soccer team, though she has not every played soccer and doesn't know anyone from the team. Her personal history will likely make access to the site ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Easier
B)   Neither easy nor difficult
C)   Fast.
D)   More difficultE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the following is not a challenge of participant observation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Significant time commitment
B)   Disrupting peoples' lives
C)   Observing natural settings
D)   Ethical challengesE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

By definition, it is easy to gain meaningful access in an open research setting

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One advantage of unsolicited informants is that the information provided is more spontaneous and natural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Institutional ethnography was developed by Dorothy Smith in order to explore how institutional discourses relate to people's every day experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compare and contract the various roles that a participant observer can play in the field. Provide an example of each.

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Question 19

Which of the following is not an advantage of taking a covert role in participant observation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Easier access to the setting
B)   Less exposure to dangerous activities.
C)   Greater access to illicit behavior
D)   Less activityE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

When it comes to ethnographic research, Fine claims that ________ is inevitable.

Accepted Answer

A)   Perfection
B)   Compromises
C)   Biases
D)   Untrustworthy findingsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 10: How Can Researchers Study the Patterns of Peoples Lives Participant Observation and Ethnography

By definition, it is easy to gain meaningful access in an open research setting

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Which of the following is an example of an open-setting?

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What does it mean to approach ethnography as a sensibility?

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Compare and contract the various roles that a participant observer can play in the field. Provide an example of each.

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How long did Ranita Ray stay in the field for her study of socioeconomically disadvantaged young women of color?

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When it comes to ethnographic research, Fine claims that ________ is inevitable.

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Bettie's study is an example about the importance of ____________.

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Institutional ethnography was developed by Dorothy Smith in order to explore how institutional discourses relate to people's every day experiences.

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Rebecca wants to do a participant observation study of a local soccer team, though she has not every played soccer and doesn't know anyone from the team. Her personal history will likely make access to the site ____________.

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When a researcher are members of the settings they study, but they have revealed their status as a researcher, they are taking on a _________________ role.

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The decision to end participant observation is ultimately based on ___________.

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It is unethical to use friends and contacts to gain access to the research site.

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An example of ____________ would be studying how policies and practices within a workplace reveal larger systems of social control in society.

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Street Corner Society by Whyte demonstrates the importance of the relationship between a researcher and a key informant.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of covert and overt participant observation?

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Which of the following is not an advantage of taking a covert role in participant observation?

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Which of the following is not an aspect of feminist ethnography according to Skeggs?

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One advantage of unsolicited informants is that the information provided is more spontaneous and natural.

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Which of the following is not a challenge of participant observation?

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Kleinman and Copp argue that ethnographers should ____________.

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