Question

Anthropological descriptions of cultural groups often include discussions of the role of the anthropologist herself in conducting the research. This provides important context to the reader, and is a concept known as:a.ethnology.b. qualitative analysis.c. reflexivity.d. anonymity.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C: Reflexivity

Explanation:

Reflexivity is an attitude of attending systematically to the context of knowledge construction, especially to the effect of the researcher, at every step of the research process.

Reflexivity is really important in qualitative research because there are so many ways in which researcher bias could affect the study, from the creation of data gathering tools, to collecting the data, analysing it and reporting it. Understanding these effects can be an important part of research processes.