Describe the basic characteristics of ethnographic studies. Provide an example of an ethnographic study.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Ethnographic studies involve living among the people to be studied for a long period of time, blending into their culture and interviewing and observing them in order to form hypotheses about the influence of local customs on child behavior.
2. Examples will vary but should include intense observation of any culture of which the participant is not a member.
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a. deviant. b. maladaptive. c. personally distressing. d. insane.
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a. Cognitive-behavioral b. Sociocultural c. Psychosocial d. Psychodynamic
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a. They cannot speak openly about their lives. b. They are accepted by their relatives and friends. c. Society looks up to them. d. They feel very proud of themselves.
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A) commonplace for high school students to work full-time jobs. B) uncommon for people to view school and work as mutually exclusive. C) uncommon for students to work. D) commonplace for high school students to work part-time jobs.