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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792426203321

Titolo

Ethnography in social science practice / / edited by Julie Scott Jones and Sal Watt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-99863-9

1-135-99864-7

1-282-59542-3

9786612595424

0-203-87630-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JonesJulie Scott <1966->

WattSal

Disciplina

305.8001

Soggetti

Ethnology - Research

Ethnology - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Part I THINKING THROUGH ETHNOGRAPHY; 1 INTRODUCTIONS; 2 ORIGINS AND ANCESTORS: A brief history of ethnography; 3 BEING REALLY THERE AND REALLY AWARE: Ethics, politics and representation; 4 'BUT IT'S GOT NO TABLES OR GRAPHS IN IT ...': A legacy of scientific dominance in psychology; Part II ETHNOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT; 5 SENSE AND SENSIBILITY IN INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK: Designing and planning applied ethnography; 6 ACCESSING INSIDE: Ethical dilemmas and pragmatic compromises

7 UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH IMAGE-BASED RESEARCH8 LET'S LOOK INSIDE: Doing participant observation; 9 BETWEEN PARTISAN AND FAKE, WALKING THE PATH OF THE INSIDER: Empowerment and voice in ethnography; 10 OBSERVING WITH A FOCUS: Field notes and data recording; 11 MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: Analysing ethnographic data; 12 THE FINAL STAGE?: Writing up ethnographic research; 13 LEAVING THE FIELD: A reflexive journey;



BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Ethnography in Social Science Practice explores ethnography's increasing use across the social sciences, beyond its traditional bases in social anthropology and sociology. It explores the disciplinary roots of ethnographic research within social anthropology, and contextualizes it within both field and disciplinary settings. The book is of two parts: Part one places ethnography as a methodology in its historical, ethical and disciplinary context, and also discusses the increasing popularity of ethnography across the social sciences. Part two explores the stages of eth