The Term "Key Informant" Is Used to Refer to Individuals

question 32

Multiple Choice

The term "key informant" is used to refer to individuals who are:

• A)able to work with the anthropologist as research assistants,indicating whom they should interview and how they should collect their data.
• B)gossips who share information that is considered private and known by only a few people.
• C)well informed and eager to talk with the anthropologist regarding material the anthropologist is studying.
• D)of the highest social status and often in charge of the community politically and socially.
• E)in governmental positions in the host country and must approve of the anthropologist's work before he or she leaves the country.

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