exam 1
Exam #1 REVIEW, Fieldwork, Theory, Culture, Religion, and Tonga
For Kottak’s Chapters 1, 3 and 12 and class lectures:
Define the sub-fields of anthropology and recognize the kinds of studies done in each.
What kinds of research are done in applied anthropology in each of the subfields?
Review all the research methods typically used in cultural anthropology. What are the research methods? Which methods did Small and Pendry use? What do anthropologists have to do to be able to conduct research? What kinds of difficulties and dilemmas did Small, and Pendry face? Which methods would you use to conduct a study? Be specific.
Compare (qualitative) ethnographic interviews with (quantitative) survey research.
Be aware of research ethics. What is informed consent? What does the American Anthropological Association recommend regarding ethics (read about this in Kottak)?
What practical problems can emerge during research? Examples include housing, personal safety, language, and access to research subjects. Contemplate this for your proposal.
Recognize the major theoretical trends and how each trend approaches analyzing data. If I provide a description of a study, you should be able to determine which trend the author(s) used to help interpret their data. (Understand how these trends helped formulate ideas about culture.)
What is a “reflexive” or “postmodern” ethnography (see Kottak, p.47-49, and Small)?
For Small’s Voyages: From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs, lectures and video clips:
How did Cathy Small’s subject position affect her relationships with Tongans and the results of her research? What kinds of research techniques did she use? What dilemmas did she face?
What was daily life like in Tonga in the 1980s? housing conditions? daily activities of men and women? What changes had already taken place in tapa and mat making, uses of cash? What changes had taken place in ‘Olunga and tapa and mat making by the 1990s and then
For Kottak’s Chapters 1, 3 and 12 and class lectures:
Define the sub-fields of anthropology and recognize the kinds of studies done in each.
What kinds of research are done in applied anthropology in each of the subfields?
Review all the research methods typically used in cultural anthropology. What are the research methods? Which methods did Small and Pendry use? What do anthropologists have to do to be able to conduct research? What kinds of difficulties and dilemmas did Small, and Pendry face? Which methods would you use to conduct a study? Be specific.
Compare (qualitative) ethnographic interviews with (quantitative) survey research.
Be aware of research ethics. What is informed consent? What does the American Anthropological Association recommend regarding ethics (read about this in Kottak)?
What practical problems can emerge during research? Examples include housing, personal safety, language, and access to research subjects. Contemplate this for your proposal.
Recognize the major theoretical trends and how each trend approaches analyzing data. If I provide a description of a study, you should be able to determine which trend the author(s) used to help interpret their data. (Understand how these trends helped formulate ideas about culture.)
What is a “reflexive” or “postmodern” ethnography (see Kottak, p.47-49, and Small)?
For Small’s Voyages: From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs, lectures and video clips:
How did Cathy Small’s subject position affect her relationships with Tongans and the results of her research? What kinds of research techniques did she use? What dilemmas did she face?
What was daily life like in Tonga in the 1980s? housing conditions? daily activities of men and women? What changes had already taken place in tapa and mat making, uses of cash? What changes had taken place in ‘Olunga and tapa and mat making by the 1990s and then