Ethnographic Methods Have to Do with Combining Observational Skills with the Interpersonal

question 17

Multiple Choice

Ethnographic methods have to do with combining observational skills with the interpersonal skills of navigating a new environment so as to find one's way through a new world while learning how to be a ______________.

• A) Nondisruptive presence in that new world
• B) Silent and undercover agent
• C) Member in good standing of the environment
• D) Spy in a strange world

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Definitions:

Mortality

The state or condition of being subject to death; the opposite of immortality.

Worldview

The fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing natural philosophy, fundamental existential and normative postulates, or themes, values, emotions, and ethics.

Social Dominance Orientation

A personality trait which predicts social and political attitudes, characterized by a preference for hierarchy in social settings and dominance over lower status groups.

Right-Wing Authoritarianism

A personality and ideological framework characterized by a high degree of submission to authorities, aggression toward outgroups, and a rigid adherence to conventional norms.