In the Field, Ethnographers Strive to Establish Rapport: a Good

question 58

Multiple Choice

In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working relationship based on personal contact

• A) that is necessary to conduct any valuable research in the social sciences, not just anthropology.
• B) that, if done properly, ensures the ethnographer's ability to conduct detached, unbiased research.
• C) achieved in large part by engaging in participant observation.
• D) and if that fails, the next option is to pay people so they will talk about their culture.
• E) and on payment, based on local standards, for people's time spent with the researcher.

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Definitions:

Cultural Change

The modification of a society's cultural patterns, behaviors, beliefs, and values over time.

Power Distance

A cultural system emphasizing formality and greater difference in power among people.

Relationship Mobility

The degree to which individuals in a society feel free to choose and switch their interpersonal relationships and social groups.

Collectivistic Cultures

Societies where individuals prioritize the group's needs and goals over their own, emphasizing community, cooperation, and interdependence.