ISBN:
9780415697545
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (316 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Doing Anthropological Research : A Practical Guide
DDC:
301.072
Keywords:
Anthropology ; Fieldwork
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Anthropology ; Methodology
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Anthropology ; Research
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Einführung
Abstract:
Doing Anthropological Research provides a practical toolkit for carrying out research. It works through the process chapter by chapter, from the planning and proposal stage to methodologies, secondary research, ethnographic fieldwork, ethical concerns, and writing strategies. Case study examples are provided throughout to illustrate the particular issues and dilemmas that may be encountered. This handy guide will be invaluable to upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying or intending to use anthropological methods in their research
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: about Doing Anthropological Research; Who this book is for; What this book aims to do; Organization of the book; 1. Getting started: the search for anthropological questions; Coming up with a research topic; What is anthropology about anyway?; Think practical; Home or away, fieldwork or library-based?; Thinking both big and small; What does a field site look like?; From first-order to second-order questions; References; 2. Planning your research project
Description / Table of Contents:
Writing your research proposalLiterature review; Ethnographic research methods; Primary fieldwork methods; Secondary research methods; Ethical considerations; Practical arrangements; Language proficiency; Permission and contacts; Budget and timetable; References; 3. On the primary importance of secondary research; Not by primary fieldwork alone: varieties of research and sources; Why does secondary research matter?; Making your secondary research efficient, systematic and transparent; Making it memorable and enjoyable; Getting started with secondary research
Description / Table of Contents:
Next steps in the process of using secondary sourcesStages or levels of active reading and note-taking; Some Practical Considerations; References; 4. Doing research: anthropology and ethnographic fieldwork; 'Deep hanging out': what is ethnographic fieldwork anyway?; Fieldwork is a 'rite of passage'?; Fieldwork is 'I was there'?; Fieldwork is primary research?; Fieldwork as a diversity of tools and techniques; Fieldwork is 'deep hanging out'?; A useful fieldwork definition; What is anthropology anyway (part 2), and why does this matter for doing fieldwork?
Description / Table of Contents:
Victor Turner's 'Symbols in Ndembu Ritual'Kevin Dwyer's Moroccan Dialogues; Csordas's 'Words from the Holy People: A Case Study in Cultural Phenomenology and Wacquant's 'The Pugilistic Point of View'; References; 5. Doing research: fieldwork practicalities; Arrival in 'the field'; Where and how to live; Plan B; Generating information; Participant observation; Interviews; Surveys and questionnaires; Language; Recording information, writing fieldnotes and embodying your ethnographic stance; References; 6. Ethics; Thinking about 'ethics'; Dilemmas during research; Janet's first dilemma
Description / Table of Contents:
John's first dilemmaJanet's second dilemma; John's second dilemma; Janet's third dilemma; John's third dilemma; Janet's fourth dilemma; John's fourth dilemma; To sum up; References; 7. Sorting things out: organizing and interpreting your data; Introduction; What is data?; Data management: sorting stuff out; Fieldnotes; Recorded interviews and focus groups; Documents and clippings; Images: still and moving; Interpreting your data; Knowing and using the relevant literature; Practical analytical steps; Significant events or ideas; Vignette writing; Recurring themes; Visualization; Paradoxes
Description / Table of Contents:
Doxa
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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