An anthropologist living with a group of people and engaging in some of their rituals is using the following research method ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Subdued religious rituals which appeal to upper-middle -class Protestants are the hallmark of which of the following denominations ?

   A. Episcopalians
   B. Presbyterians
   C. Congregationalists
   D. all of the above

2. The anthropologist George Murdock believes that the family _____________________?

   A. is found only in some human societies
   B. has functions fundamental to human life
   C. is harmful and leads to schizophrenia
   D. was the last institution to develop

3. An intensive study of an individual or a small group is made by using the following research method ?

   A. case study
   B. cross sectional sample
   C. longitudinal sample
   D. experiment

4. The transition from rural living to city living occurred because_______________?

   A. there was less need for farm workers as agriculture became mechanized
   B. factories were concentrated in cities
   C. social change dictated a new fad urban living
   D. of BOTH a decrease in the need for farm workers and the fact that factories were located in cities

5. The research method in which the researcher controls one variable and observes and records the results is called_____________?

   A. case study
   B. observation
   C. experiment
   D. social research

6. “The ability of one individual or group to control the actions of another individual or group without the latter’s consent” is a definition of____________?

   A. coercion
   B. violence
   C. power
   D. force

7. Another way of saying that position in a group are value-rated by group members is_______________?

   A. statuses are ascribed
   B. authority is hierarchical
   C. statuses are ranked
   D. roles are scripted

8. When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?

   A. accommodation
   B. acculturation
   C. amalgamation
   D. assimilation

9. “The largest group of people inhabiting a specific territory and sharing a common culture”is a definition of a_____________?

   A. nation
   B. state
   C. government
   D. society

10. To assign uniform characteristics to an entire group of people without allowing for individual differences is called_____________?

    A. prejudging
    B. characterizing
    C. stereotyping
    D. discriminating