Ethnographic research might focus upon which of the following topics? (Select all that apply.)
a. Bacterial cultures
b. Cultural beliefs of the ancient Romans
c. How children in Alaska play during the winter
d. Twenty-year abstinence members of Alcoholics Anonymous
e. The mentoring process in a labor-delivery unit
f. Conversational Spanish
ANS: C, D, E
Ethnographic research was developed by anthropologists to investigate cultures through an in-depth study of the members of the culture. The culture may be an actual culture, a loosely connected group of people who share a common characteristic, or a work or recreational group. The ethnographic research process is the systematic collection, description, and analysis of data to develop a description of cultural behavior. The researcher (ethnographer) actually lives in or becomes a part of the cultural setting to gather the data.
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