Anthropological Theory and Methods

Ji: e CARLETON UNIVERSITY Deferred EXANIINATION Februarv 2005 DL|RATION: 2 HOURS No. of Students: Department Narne & Course Nurnber: SociologyiAnthropology ANTH 2004A Course Iustructor: Professor Jared Keil AUTHORIZED MEMORANDA NONE Students MUST courrt the number of pages in this examination question paperbefore beginning to lvrite, and report any discrepancy irnmediately to a proctor.This question paper has ( I ) pages. This examination question paper N{ay betaken from the examination room. In addition to this question paper, students require: anexamination booklet Yes fror No a Scantron sheet Yes f| or No o 6, Instructions: Please answer each question in the answer booklet(s) provided and please clearly indicate, by number, eachseparate answer. Essay answers canalways be expanded upon and made better andmore inclusive, within given time restraints. Please make sure that you answer every question. You hare two hours to complete this examination. Points total 100. ( 1) Nita Kumar has defined anthropological fieldworkas"that brash, awkward, hit-and-run encounter of one sensibility with others." Discuss this statement in some detail. (20 points) (2) Your textbook states: "Ethnographers aresimultaneously rnembers andnonmembers of the studygroupandmust struggle continuously with framingandreframing their identity. This struggle has ethical implications because the moreintegrated researchers become in thefield setting, the easier it is for localresidents to forget that theyarecollecting data."Discuss the "ethical implications" of this. (18 points) (3) Defineanddiscuss the process of establishing "rapport" in the field. (14 points) (4) Define anddiscuss "culture shock"in the field. (12 points) (5) What is an hypothesis? Define anddiscuss. Include a definition anddiscussion of independent anddependent variables or domains. ( l8 points). (6) What are some of the differences between "academic anthropologists" and "practicing [or applied] anthropologists" thatarose concerning the ethics of the profession? ( I 8 points) -end-

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