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Anthropologists in the field: cases in participant observation

By Lynne Hume , Jane Mulcock

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0231130058, 9780231130059, 023113004X, 9780231130042
Google Books ID
0TmA_7dobCkC
Open Library ID
OL17142537M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1330212 bytes)
Pages
297\297
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

All too often anthropologists and other social scientists go into the field with unrealistic expectations. Different cultural milieus are prime ground for misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and interrelational problems. This book is an excellent introduction to real-world ethnography, using familiar and not-so-familiar cultures as cases. The book covers participant observation and ethnographic interviewing, both short and long term. These methodologies are open to problems such as lack of communication, depression, hostility, danger, and moral and ethical dilemmas -- problems that are usually sanitized for publication and ignored in the curriculum. Among the intriguing topics covered are sexualized and violent environments, secrecy and disclosure, multiple roles and allegiances, insider/outsider issues, and negotiating friendship and objectivity. (March'07 Vol. 17, No. 1)

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