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Ethnography: Principles in Practice

By Paul Atkinson , Martyn Hammersley

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2007
ISBN
0415396042, 9780415396042, 9780203944769, 0415396050, 0203944763, 9780415396059
LCC
GN345 .H35 2007
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1483713 bytes)
Edition
3rd
Pages
288\288
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Now in its third edition this leading introduction to ethnography has been thoroughly updated and substantially rewritten. It offers a systematic introduction to ethnographic principles and practice. New material covers the use of visual and virtual research methods, hypermedia software and the issue of ethical regulation. There is also a new prologue and epilogue. The authors argue that ethnography is best understood as a reflexive process. What this means is that we must recognise that social research is part of the world that it studies. From an outline of the principle of reflexivity the authors go on to discuss and exemplify main features of ethnographic work, including: the selection and sampling of cases the problems of access observation and interviewing recording and filing data the process of data analysis and writing research reports. Throughout, the discussion draws on a wide range of illustrative material from classic and more recent studies within a global context. The new edition of this popular textbook will be an indispensable resource for students and researchers utilizing social research methods in the social sciences and cultural studies.

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