Doing Fieldwork: Ethnographic Methods for Research in Developing Countries and Beyond

Author:   W. Fife
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Edition:   2005 ed.
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9781403969095


Pages:   174
Publication Date:   01 December 2005
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Doing Fieldwork: Ethnographic Methods for Research in Developing Countries and Beyond


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Author:   W. Fife
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.303kg
ISBN:  

9781403969095


ISBN 10:   1403969094
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   01 December 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Ethnographic Research Methods PART I: METHODS FOR MACRO-LEVEL RESEARCH Using Historical Sources for Ethnographic Research Contemporary Scholarly Sources and a Theoretical Orientation Newspapers and Government Documents PART II: METHODS FOR MICRO-LEVEL RESEARCH Participant-Observation as a Research Method Interviewing Self-Reporting PART III: PUTTING THE ETHNOGRAPHY TOGETHER Analysis Testing and Creating Theory Academic and Practical Writing Appendix One: A Methodological Check List Appendix Two: Sample of an Interview Schedule Bibliography

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I like many things about this book, but for the teacher and the student the most critical issue is one of utility. If one wants a compact single volume that takes the student from conceptualization, through research plan and field practice, to writing for different audiences, this book is an excellent tool for the job. --Oriol Pi-Sunyer, University of Massachusetts By focusing on problems and methods of fieldwork among disadvantaged groups, Fife's book becomes an exceptionally useful guide for the production of ethnographies that speak to key social issues. The continued vitality of anthropology depends upon recovering its capacity to surprise us, both descriptively and analytically. You have before you a guide to field research on the production of history, power, and inequality that will take you a long way toward that goal. --Gerald Sider, City University of New York


I like many things about this book, but for the teacher and the student the most critical issue is one of utility. If one wants a compact single volume that takes the student from conceptualization, through research plan and field practice, to writing for different audiences, this book is an excellent tool for the job. --Oriol Pi-Sunyer, University of Massachusetts By focusing on problems and methods of fieldwork among disadvantaged groups, Fife's book becomes an exceptionally useful guide for the production of ethnographies that speak to key social issues. The continued vitality of anthropology depends upon recovering its capacity to surprise us, both descriptively and analytically. You have before you a guide to field research on the production of history, power, and inequality that will take you a long way toward that goal. --Gerald Sider, City University of New York <br>


Author Information

WAYNE FIFE is Associate Professor and Head of Anthropology at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, USA.

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