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Sage Key concepts Ser.: Key Concepts in Ethnography by Karen O′Reilly (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Key Concepts in Ethnography, Paperback by O'Reilly, Karen, ISBN 1412928656, ISBN-13 9781412928656, Brand New, Free shipping in the US At last, an accessible, authoritative, no-nonsense guide to the key concepts in one of the most widely used methodologies in social science: Ethnography. This is not quite an encyclopedia but far more than a dictionary. This outstanding teaching and research resource is comprehensive yet brief. It is small and neat, easy to hold and flick through, and it is exactly what students and researchers have been waiting for.

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PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited

ISBN-101412928656

ISBN-139781412928656

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Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameKey concepts in Ethnography

SubjectGeneral, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year2008

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science

AuthorKaren O′Reilly

SeriesSage Key concepts Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight11 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Reviews'This is a very attractive and welcoming text that is extremely lucid, engaging and often humorous. The author manages to pack the text with many, many relevant examples from key ethnographies, as well as drawing upon her own research experiences and writings. This book is very student friendly which is a major advantage and has found a niche in tone, approach and content; I will refer to it in my own work and teaching' - Paul Willis, Professor of Social/Cultural Ethnography, Keele University, This is a very attractive and welcoming text that is extremely lucid, engaging and often humorous. The author manages to pack the text with many, many relevant examples from key ethnographies, as well as drawing upon her own research experiences and writings. This book is very student friendly which is a major advantage and has found a niche in tone, approach and content; I will refer to it in my own work and teaching. -- Paul Willis, 'This is a very attractive and welcoming text that is extremely lucid, engaging and often humorous. The author manages to pack the text with many, many relevant examples from key ethnographies, as well as drawing upon her own research experiences and writings. This book is very student friendly which is a major advantage and has found a niche in tone, approach and content; I will refer to it in my own work and teaching' - Paul Willis, Professor of Social/Cultural Ethnography, Keele University ' [This book] will provide some comfort for the perplexed and [it] should also perplex the comfortable. As [it] does so [it] should generate useful discussion and debate' - Qualitative Research, This is a very attractive and welcoming text that is extremely lucid, engaging and often humorous. The author manages to pack the text with many, many relevant examples from key ethnographies, as well as drawing upon her own research experiences and writings. This book is very student friendly which is a major advantage and has found a niche in tone, approach and content; I will refer to it in my own work and teaching.

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal305.8001

Table Of ContentAccessAnalysisAsking QuestionsCase StudyChicago SchoolCodingComputer SoftwareCovertCritical EthnographyEthicsFeminist EthnographyFieldnotesFocus Groups and Group DiscussionsGeneralisationGoing NativeGrounded TheoryHolismInductive and DeductiveInsider EthnographiesInterpretivismInterviews and ConversationsKey Informants and GatekeepersMalinowskiMulti-sited and Mobile EthnographiesParticipant ObservationParticipant Observer OxymoronPositivismPostmodern EthnographiesRapportRealismReflexivitySamplingTeam EthnographyTimeVirtual EthnographyVisual EthnographyWritingWhere to find other ethnographic concepts

SynopsisBy critically reviewing over 40 key concepts in the field of contemporary ethnography, this book is a clear, concise and comprehensive introduction to the field., "An accessible and entertaining read, useful to anybody interested in the ethnographic method."- Paul Miller, University of Cumbria"A very good introduction to ethnographic research, particularly useful for first time researchers."- Heather Macdonald, Chester University"The perfect introductory guide for students embarking on qualitative research for the first time... This should be of aid to the ethnographic novice in their navigating what is a theoretically complex and changing methodological field."- Patrick Turner, London Metropolitan UniversityAn accessible, authoritative, non-nonsense guide to the key concepts in one of the most widely used methodologies in social science: Ethnography, this book: Explores and summarises the basic and related issues in ethnography that are covered nowhere else in a single text. Examines key topics like sampling, generalising, participant observation and rapport, as well as embracing new fields such as virtual, visual and multi-sighted ethnography and issues such as reflexivity, writing and ethics. Presents each concept comprehensively yet critically, alongside relevant examples. This is not quite an encyclopaedia but far more than a dictionary. It is comprehensive yet brief. It is small and neat, easy to hold and flick through. It is what students and researchers have been waiting for., At last, an accessible, authoritative, no-nonsense guide to the key concepts in one of the most widely used methodologies in social science: Ethnography. This is not quite an encyclopedia but far more than a dictionary. This outstanding teaching and research resource is comprehensive yet brief. It is small and neat, easy to hold and flick through, and it is exactly what students and researchers have been waiting for., "An accessible and entertaining read, useful to anybody interested in the ethnographic method." - Paul Miller, University of Cumbria "A very good introduction to ethnographic research, particularly useful for first time researchers." - Heather Macdonald, Chester University "The perfect introductory guide for students embarking on qualitative research for the first time... This should be of aid to the ethnographic novice in their navigating what is a theoretically complex and changing methodological field." - Patrick Turner, London Metropolitan University An accessible, authoritative, non-nonsense guide to the key concepts in one of the most widely used methodologies in social science: Ethnography, this book: Explores and summarises the basic and related issues in ethnography that are covered nowhere else in a single text. Examines key topics like sampling, generalising, participant observation and rapport, as well as embracing new fields such as virtual, visual and multi-sighted ethnography and issues such as reflexivity, writing and ethics. Presents each concept comprehensively yet critically, alongside relevant examples. This is not quite an encyclopaedia but far more than a dictionary. It is comprehensive yet brief. It is small and neat, easy to hold and flick through. It is what students and researchers have been waiting for.

LC Classification NumberGN345