ISBN:
9781442268869
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 709 Seiten)
,
26 cm
Edition:
Sixth edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bernard, H. Russell, 1940 - Research methods in anthropology
DDC:
301.072/1
Keywords:
Ethnology Methodology
;
Ethnology ; Methodology
;
Electronic books
;
Kulturanthropologie
;
Empirische Sozialforschung
;
Methode
Abstract:
Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology. Whether you are coming from a scientific, interpretive, or applied anthropological tradition, you will learn field methods from the best guide in both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Abstract:
Cover -- RESEARCH METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY -- Contents -- Preface to the Sixth Edition -- Whatâs in This Book -- Whatâs New in This Edition? -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- CHAPTER 1 -- Anthropology and the Social Sciences -- The Craft of Research -- Methods Belong to All of Us -- EpistemologyâWays of Knowing -- Rationalism, Empiricism, and Kant -- Rationalism, Empiricism, and Morality -- The Norms of Science -- The Development of ScienceâFrom Democritus to Newton -- Exploration, Printing, and Modern Science -- Science, Money, and War -- The Development of Social ScienceâFrom Newton to Rousseau -- Early Positivism: Quételet, Saint-Simon, Comte -- Technology and Science -- Social Science Failures -- The Varieties of Positivism -- Later Positivism: The Vienna Circle -- Instrumental Positivism -- The Reaction against Positivism -- About Numbers and Words: The Qualitative/ Quantitative Split -- Ethics and Social Science -- CHAPTER 2 -- The Foundations of Social Research -- The Language of Social Research -- Variables -- Measurement and Concepts -- Conceptual and Operational Definitions -- Conceptual Definitions -- Operational Definitions -- Levels of Measurement -- Units of Analysis -- Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, and Precision -- Determining Validity -- Cause and Effect -- The Kalymnian Case -- CHAPTER 3 -- Preparing for Research -- Setting Things Up -- The Ideal Research Process -- A Realistic Approach -- Ethics -- TheoryâExplanation and Prediction -- A Guide to Research Topics, Anyway -- Cell I: -- Cell II: -- Cell IIIa: -- Cell IIIb: -- Cell IV: -- Cell V: -- Cell VI: -- Cell VIIa: -- Cell VIIb: -- Cell VIII: -- Cell IX: -- Cell Xa: -- Cell Xb: -- Cell Xc -- Cell XIa: -- Cell XIb: -- Cell XIIa: -- Cell XIIb: -- Cell XIII: -- Cell XIV: -- Cell XV: -- The Literature Search -- Anthropology Databases.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-686) and index
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