Which of the Following Best Describes the Approach of Participant

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the approach of participant observation?

• A) It is a focus on participation that allows the anthropologist to be self-reflexive and write the ethnographic research from a first person account.
• B) It is a direct experiential approach in which the anthropologist lives with the people under study.
• C) Participant observation means that the anthropologist uses numerous key informants to help him or her best understand another culture.
• D) This approach was used in the early years of anthropology when researchers had to travel for weeks to arrive in a community.
• E) This fieldwork method is the hallmark of anthropology and involves very intensive surveying and use of questionnaires.

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Definitions:

Cash Over

A situation where the amount of cash on hand is more than what was expected or reported, often requiring investigation.

Petty Cash Account

A small amount of cash kept on hand for minor or incidental expenses, controlled through a fund system to manage small business transactions.

Auxiliary Petty Cash Record

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Petty Cash Voucher

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