Ethnography : step by step

Author(s)

• Fetterman, David M.

Bibliographic Information

Ethnography : step by step

David M. Fetterman

（Applied social research methods series, v. 17）

Sage, c1998

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (P. 147-154) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Already an indispensable resource for doing ethnographic research, this updated edition takes a step forward - the Internet. It includes information on conducting searches about topics or sites, collecting census data, conducting interviews by `chatting' and videoconferencing, sharing notes and pictures about research sites, debating issues with colleagues on listservers and in online journals, and downloading useful data collection and analysis software. Retained from the First Edition is coverage of: the nature of field work; the equipment needed to conduct research; the analysis of data; the differences and similarities between qualitative and quantitative approaches; and writing the report.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE FIRST STEP: AN OVERVIEW The Problem Basic or Applied Role Theory Research Design Fieldwork Formal Analysis The Ethnography Book Organization PART TWO: WALKING IN RHYTHM: ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONCEPTS Culture Holistic Perspective Contextualization Emic Perspective and Multiple Realities Etic Perspective Nonjudgmental Orientation Inter-and Intracultural Diversity Structure and Function Symbol and Ritual Micro- or Macrolevel Study Operationalism PART THREE: A WILDERNESS GUIDE: METHODS AND TECHNIQUES Fieldwork Selection and Sampling Entry Participant Observation Interviewing Lists and Forms Questionnaires Projective Techniques Additional Eliciting Devices Unobtrusive Measures PART FOUR: GEARING UP: ETHNOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT Pen and Paper Tape Recorder Cameras Videotape Cinema Computers Laptop and Desktop The Internet Data Collection Software Virtual Office and File Sharing Database Software Printers and Speakers PART FIVE: FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE FOREST: ANALYSIS Thinking Triangulation Patterns Key Events Maps Flowcharts Organizational Charts Matrices Content Analysis Statistics Crystallization PART SIX: RECORDING THE MIRACLE: WRITING Research Proposals Field Notes Field Note Organization Memoranda Interim Reports Final Reports, Articles and Books Thick Description and Verbatim Quotations Ethnographic Present Ethnographic Presence Ethnographically Informed Reports Literature Revising and Editing PART SEVEN: WALKING SOFTLY THROUGH THE WILDERNESS: ETHICS The Ethnographer's Role Academic and Applied Ethnography Research Life Cycle Conclusion

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA3459816X
• ISBN:
  • 076191384X
  • 0761913858
• LCCN: 97033800
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 165 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GN345
  • DC21 : 305.8/001
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ethnology -- Methodlogy
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00687666