Fieldwork and Ethnography

In Nancy Scheper-Hughes's initial fieldwork during a severe drought in 1965, approximately how many babies died in the Alto do Cruzeiro shantytown, which had a population of little more than 5,000?

What term does Nancy Scheper-Hughes use to describe the pattern of nurturing where mothers differentiate between infants thought of as thrivers and those 'born already wanting to die'?

What is the primary research strategy in cultural anthropology that involves living and interacting with a community of people over an extended period to better understand their lives?

What early anthropologist is considered an exception to the 'armchair' model by conducting fieldwork among Native Americans in the United States?

Franz Boas's approach to fieldwork, which involved the rapid gathering of all available cultural, material, linguistic, and biological information, is known as what?

In his classic ethnography 'Argonauts of the Western Pacific', what does Bronislaw Malinowski urge fellow anthropologists to do?

The approach of British social anthropologists like E. E. Evans-Pritchard, which limited consideration of historical and social context to isolate variables, is known as what?

What was the significant anthropological turn marked by the collaborative fieldwork project 'The People of Puerto Rico' in the 1950s?

Annette Weiner's restudy of the Trobriand Islands, sixty years after Malinowski, brought attention to what aspect of the economy that Malinowski had overlooked?

What does the term 'engaged anthropology' refer to?

What kind of data consists of personal stories, interviews, life histories, and observations that cannot be counted?

In ethnographic fieldwork, what is the term for a community member who advises the anthropologist on community issues, provides feedback, and warns against cultural miscues?

What are 'zeros' in the context of ethnographic listening and observation?

The analytical approach that views a local community from the anthropologist's perspective as an outsider is known as what?

What is the term for the use of many voices in ethnographic writing, allowing the reader to hear directly from the people in the study?

In Margery Wolf's 'A Thrice Told Tale,' what three different texts does she create to represent the same set of events in a Taiwanese village?

What is the core mandate of the American Anthropological Association's code of ethics?

What U.S. military program, which ran from 2007 to 2014, recruited anthropologists to be embedded with combat units and was a source of major ethical debate within the discipline?

The ethical principle of ensuring that research subjects are fully informed about the project's goals and have clearly indicated their willingness to participate is known as what?

How has globalization affected the content of ethnographic fieldwork?

Nancy Scheper-Hughes's later research, which expanded from her work in Brazil, focused on what illicit global trade?

The sense of disorientation caused by the overwhelmingly new and unfamiliar people and experiences encountered every day in the field is called what?

What does Barbara Myerhoff's book 'Number Our Days' represent a turn toward in anthropology?

How did anthropologist Brackette Williams use fieldwork as a kind of 'homework' in her study of homelessness?

The analysis and comparison of ethnographic data across cultures is known as what?

The intentionally designed features of human settlement, including buildings, transportation infrastructure, and public spaces, are referred to as the:

The potential for both the anthropologist and the members of the community being studied to be transformed by the interactions of fieldwork is called:

According to the text, what is a key difference between anthropology and journalism in terms of research?

The controversy surrounding Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel's work with the Yanomami people in Brazil centered on what ethical concern?

In the film 'Mardi Gras: Made in China', what connects the lives of factory workers in China and revelers in New Orleans?

What does Victor Turner mean by the term 'thrice-born' in his foreword to Barbara Myerhoff's book?

What is the primary method used by anthropologist Shannon Speed, which she calls 'engaged activist anthropology'?

The process of collecting, organizing, and analyzing ethnographic data presumes that the ethnographer has the power to do what?

In the context of the Rwandan genocide, what did the Belgian colonial government establish in 1933 to enforce ethnic segregation?

The film 'Mardi Gras: Made in China' reveals that the beads are produced in a factory where what percentage of the workers are women?

What type of interview traces the biography of a person over time, examining changes in their life and illuminating relationships in the community?

The fieldwork strategy of examining interlocking relationships of power built on marriage and family ties is called:

How did Margaret Mead's fieldwork contribute to 'public anthropology'?

How many years after Nancy Scheper-Hughes's initial work as a Peace Corps volunteer did she return to the Alto do Cruzeiro as an anthropologist?

What is the primary characteristic of 'engaged anthropology' according to the chapter?

An anthropologist's written observations and reflections on places, practices, events, and interviews are called:

Which historical figure's work, including 'The People of Puerto Rico', marked a significant anthropological turn toward studying the integration of local communities into a modern world system?

The development of an extensive global network to address human organ trafficking by Nancy Scheper-Hughes and her organization, Organs Watch, is an example of:

What does the concept of 'ethnographic authority' force the ethnographer to wrestle with?

The first step an anthropologist often takes upon entering a new community, involving the analysis of physical and geographic space, is called:

According to the chapter, what is the largest effort to facilitate worldwide comparative studies by building a database of ethnographic material?

The critique of E. E. Evans-Pritchard's 'The Nuer' by later anthropologists centered on his failure to consider what?

Who was the African American anthropologist, novelist, and activist who vividly illuminated the culture and folklore of the early twentieth-century African American diaspora?

A social network analysis, as a fieldwork strategy, is often conducted by identifying what?

According to the chapter, why might an anthropologist feel culture shock a second time?