Ideally, what characteristic should a good key informant possess?
A. formal ethnographic field training
B. being able to keep the ethnographer's purpose a secret
C. being willing to share secrets about one's neighbors
D. having a deep knowledge of the community
Answer: D
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The earliest recognizable primates appear in the fossil record during the __________
A. Paleocene B. Pleistocene C. Pliocene D. Eocene
What does the process of complementary opposition achieve in tribal societies?
A. the reduction of overall conflict through a sense of shared goals B. joint leadership of the community through parallel kinship networks C. the formation of alliances to resolve specific conflicts without creating a permanent, centralized leadership D. the resolution of conflict without resorting to violence
A sound or gesture that has a natural or self-evident meaning is a _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Eric Wolf emphasized which of the following in terms of how ethnographers should conduct their research in the current era of globalization?
A. Ethnographers should integrate studies of local processes with broader perspective views of globalization. B. Ethnographers should maintain their focus on the local and leave global trends to political scientists and historians. C. In today's world, the local has become global, so ethnographers should switch their focus to global processes. D. Anthropologists should adopt neoliberal positions and practice ways of applying their research.