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Some anthropologists are opposed to narrative ethnography because _______.

a. it is not a subjective, scientific account of fieldwork
b. it does not produce large quantities of data
c. it does not utilize the same types of methods used in traditional ethnography
d. this type of fieldwork does not involve community members
e. they are not able to document the fieldwork process as accurately as through other approaches

Question 2

What is the major benefit that results from narrative, or reflexive, ethnography?

a. It provides a more objective account of fieldwork.
b. It is subjective and leads to much more interesting publications on the ethnographic experience.
c. Narrative ethnography provides employment and recognition for community members.
d. Through narrative ethnography we better understand the process of doing fieldwork and the effect the researcher and subjects have on each other.
e. Narrative ethnography is recognized today as the only way to produce comparative data sets that allow for a scientific analysis of culture.