Question 1

Regina is studying middle school students. When describing their perceptions she uses the words they use everyday at school. We would say she is taking the _________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Regina is studying middle school students. When...

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a shared value?

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The answer of Which of the following is an example...

Question 3

Harry is conducting an ethnography. He views the culture through the eyes of members of the culture. He asks questions that are important to his participants. This is known as taking an _______ perspective.

Accepted Answer

An emic perspective involves understanding culture from the viewpoint of the insider, focusing on the intrinsic cultural distinctions that are meaningful to the members of the culture.

Question 4

Shared beliefs refer to:

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Shared beliefs are specific cultural conventions or statements that people who share a culture hold true or false.

Question 5

A researcher studying parenting in another culture uses terminology from scientific parenting theories developed in the U.S. to describe the parenting styles of parents in the culture. The researcher is using ______ terms.

Accepted Answer

Etic terms refer to concepts and categories that are used by researchers to describe behaviors from an outsider's perspective, often applying universal theories or frameworks, such as those developed in the U.S., to other cultures.

Question 6

Shared beliefs, values, and norms are characteristics of:

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Shared beliefs, values, and norms are fundamental components of a culture, which encompasses the collective practices and social behaviors of a group.

Question 7

When the researcher in a grounded theory study reviews data line-by-line and provides initial codes and labels for the data, this is called:

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Open coding is the initial stage of data analysis in grounded theory, where the researcher reviews data line-by-line and provides initial codes and labels for the data.

Question 8

Jean is conducting an ethnography. The first thing she will probably complete is:

Accepted Answer

An ethnohistory is often the first step in ethnography, as it involves understanding the historical context and background of the culture being studied.

Question 9

A researcher studying schooling in an Asian culture. He collects descriptions of teachers from students and uses their words and terms to describe the values students have about teaching and learning in the culture. He is attempting to use _____ terms to describe teaching and learning in the Asian culture he is studying.

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The researcher is using "emic" terms, which are the words and concepts used by the people within the culture being studied, to understand their values and perspectives.

Question 10

Norms refer to:

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Norms are the written and unwritten rules that specify appropriate behavior within a group or society, guiding how members are expected to act.

Question 11

When we evaluate and judge people in another culture based on the standards of our own culture, this is known as:

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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to evaluate and judge people in another culture based on the standards of one's own culture.

Question 12

A good grounded theory:

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A good grounded theory should be comprehensible and applicable to both researchers and practitioners in the field, providing insights that are relevant and useful beyond a narrow context.

Question 13

When a researcher reflects back on previous coding stages to put the finishing touches and final focus on his or her theory, this is called:

Accepted Answer

Selective coding is the process of integrating and refining categories to form a coherent theory, often done after axial and open coding stages.

Question 14

When a researcher in a grounded theory study develops and organizes previously developed concepts into categories and subcategories, this is called:

Accepted Answer

Axial coding is the process in grounded theory where the researcher organizes and relates categories and subcategories, refining and relating them to form a coherent framework.

Question 15

A researcher studies how students who drop out of high school experienced high school. She found that it was common for such students to report that they felt like they had little control of their destiny. Her report that this lack of control was an invariant part of the students' experiences suggests that lack of control is _______ of the "flunking out" experience.

Accepted Answer

The term "essence" refers to a fundamental quality or characteristic that is consistently present in a particular experience or phenomenon. In this context, the lack of control is described as an invariant part of the students' experiences, indicating it is an essential aspect of the "flunking out" experience.

Question 16

John was studying the cultural pasts of African American students in different regions of the country. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

An ethnohistory is the study of the cultural pasts of a particular group of people.

Question 17

When a researcher becomes so enmeshed in a culture that he or she loses the ability to see from other perspectives, this is called:

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"Going native" refers to a situation where a researcher becomes so immersed in the culture they are studying that they lose their objectivity and ability to view the culture from an outsider's perspective.

Question 18

Phenomenologists refer to the invariant structures of an experience as:

Accepted Answer

In phenomenology, "essences" refer to the invariant structures or core meanings of an experience that remain constant across different instances of that experience.

Question 19

Two researchers were completing a qualitative study in which they compared two different cultures. This is known as:

Accepted Answer

Ethnology is the comparative study of different cultures, which aligns with the researchers' task of comparing two cultures.

Question 20

Wes is conducting a grounded theory study. He continually thinks about the data he has collected, data he needs to collect, and the fit of the data to the theory he is attempting develop. Wes is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

Theoretical sensitivity involves the researcher's ability to reflect on the data, understand its meaning, and relate it to the emerging theory, which is what Wes is doing.

Quiz 16: Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory