The "Big Man Bias" in Field Research Most Accurately Refers

question 4

Multiple Choice

The "big man bias" in field research most accurately refers to:

• A)the tendency of ethnographers to ignore females and attend to males.
• B)the tendency for ethnographers to be males rather than females.
• C)the tendency for more powerful or assertive individuals to come to the attention of ethnographers.
• D)the tendency for reactivity to occur with male ethnographers but not female ethnographers.

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