Recognizing the Humanity of One's Informants Has Nothing to Do

question 69

Multiple Choice

Recognizing the humanity of one's informants has nothing to do with trying to come up with a subjective, imaginative impression of what it must be like to live their lives. This is because

• A) Informants do not have inner lives.
• B) Such imaginative effort is solitary, whereas fieldwork is a dialogue.
• C) Objectivity requires anthropologists to avoid identifying with their informants.
• D) Getting your informants' opinions about things contaminates the data.

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Definitions:

Bottleneck Operation

Process step that limits the overall output of an operation or system due to its lower capacity.

Avoidable Fixed Production Cost

Costs that can be eliminated if a particular product or segment is discontinued, without affecting other operations.

Split-off Point

The stage in a process manufacturing at which various products become separately identifiable and can be handled as distinct items.

Joint Process

A production process in which two or more products are generated simultaneously from the same raw materials or input.