Ideally, What Characteristic Should a Good Key Informant Possess

question 12

Multiple Choice

Ideally, what characteristic should a good key informant possess?

• A) formal ethnographic field training
• B) being able to keep the ethnographer's purpose a secret
• C) being willing to share secrets about one's neighbors
• D) having a deep knowledge of the community

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Definitions:

Traditional Gender Norms

Societal beliefs and expectations about appropriate roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes for men and women based on their sex.

New Lights

Refers to supporters of the religious revival during the First Great Awakening in the American colonies, who sought a more personal and emotional connection to religion.

Old Lights

A term used during the First Great Awakening in the American colonies to refer to traditionalist Protestant ministers and congregations who opposed the emotionalism of the revivalists.

Preaching Without Permission

This refers to the act of delivering religious sermons or evangelizing without formal authorization in a specific location or under certain regulations, often raising issues of freedom of speech and religion.