When the Anthropologist Janice Boddy Carried Out Fieldwork in Northern

question 8

Multiple Choice

When the anthropologist Janice Boddy carried out fieldwork in northern Sudan, what did she learn about genital cutting?

• A) Only girls were subjected to genital cutting.
• B) Female circumcision is required to make it possible for a girl to use her fertility.
• C) Female circumcision is required for a girl to become a woman.
• D) Females undergoing genital cutting in the village where she lived rarely suffered physically as a result of the procedure.

Distinguish between direct and indirect (inverse) correlations and their implications.

Understand the basics and limitations of correlation coefficients in describing data.

Identify appropriate situations to use specific correlation coefficients, like the phi coefficient.

Comprehend the concept of partial correlations and the removal of mediating variable effects.