Key Concepts in Ethnography [Paperback]

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.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.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.Access
Analysis
Asking Questions
Case Study
Chicago School
Coding
Computer Software
Covert
Critical Ethnography
Ethics
Feminist Ethnography
Fieldnotes
Focus Groups and Group Discussions
Generalisation
Going 'Native'
Grounded Theory
Holism
Inductive and Deductive
Insider Ethnographies
Interpretivism
Interviews and Conversations
Key Informants and Gatekeepers
Malinowski
Multi-sited and Mobile Ethnographies
Participant Observation
Participant Observer Oxymoron&llC