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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815146903321

Autore

O'Reilly Karen

Titolo

Ethnographic methods / / Karen O'Reilly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-135-19475-0

1-135-19476-9

0-203-86472-7

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

305.8001

Soggetti

Ethnology - Philosophy

Ethnology - Comparative method

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

Front Cover; Ethnographic Methods; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: ethnography as practice; 2. Where to begin; 3. Ethical ethnography; 4. Participating and observing; 5. Interviews: asking questions of individuals and groups; 6. Practical issues in interviewing; 7. New directions in ethnography; 8. Ethnographic analysis; 9. Writing and representation; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new edition of Karen O'Reilly's popular Ethnographic Methods provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the technical, practical and philosophical issues that arise when employing traditional and innovative research methods in relation to human agents. Using a wide range of case studies and source material to illustrate the dilemmas and resolutions that an ethnographic researcher may encounter, this textbook guides the reader from the initial design and planning stages through to the analysis and writing-up. It explores the historical and philosophical foun