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Doing Ethnography
Contributor(s): Gobo, Giampietro (Author), Molle, Andrea (Author)
ISBN: 1412962269     ISBN-13: 9781412962261
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $65.55  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Research
- Social Science | Methodology
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 305.800
Series: Introducing Qualitative Methods
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.7" W x 9.4" (1.40 lbs) 352 pages
 
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Doing Ethnography is invaluable reading for anyone collecting data through observation. Innovative and thought provoking, it is a refreshing take on ethnography stressing both academic rigor and practical necessity. It combines theoretical perspective with tangible action plans and walks you step-by-step through designing, conducting, and evaluating ethnographic research.

The book skilfully introduces the varied tasks and decisions you need to consider before entering the fieldhelping you to avoid common mistakes and to conduct safe, ethical research.

The redesigned Second Edition has cutting edge case studies and examples from across the social sciences and has an embedded awareness of the importance of digital research tools and social media. It also includes a detailed discussion of:

  • Autoethnography
  • Digital Ethnography
  • Visual Ethnography
  • Feminist Ethnography
  • Managing and Analysing data

This is an ideal companion for every novice researcher.

Contributor Bio(s): Gobo, Giampietro: - "Giampietro Gobo, Ph.D., is Professor of Methodology of Social Research and Evaluation Methods at the Department of Social and Political Studies - University of Milan. He has published over fifty articles in the areas of qualitative and quantitative methods. His books include Doing Ethnography (Sage 2008) and Qualitative Research Practice (Sage 2004, co-edited with C. Seale, J.F. Gubrium and D. Silverman). He is currently engaged in projects in the area of workplace studies.

"Molle, Andrea: -

Dr. Andrea Molle holds a PhD in Sociology from the Universita' degli Studi di Milano. Between 2006 and 2008 he conducted extensive ethnographic research in Japan. Fellow of the "Japan Society for the Promotion of Science" and the "Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland," his current research agenda focuses on cross-cultural studies of new religions, implicit religion practices and behaviour, the paranormal, religious violence, and martial arts and warfare studies. His methodological interests include the intersection between ethnography and computational tools for the study of social complexity. He has published a book on new religions (in Italian) and several articles in journals in the fields of Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science.