The Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to EthnographyThis edition of an introductory text opens with a chapter that brings ethnography up-to-date and aims it toward the next century. At a time when numerous disciplines, organizations, and communities are discovering ethnography, Agar shows how the fundamentals endure. |
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... course over time , there would in fact be an upward turn in the curve , although quite recently . Even where such courses are offered , they sometimes deal mainly with research designs of the classic hypothesis - testing sort ...
... course over time , there would in fact be an upward turn in the curve , although quite recently . Even where such courses are offered , they sometimes deal mainly with research designs of the classic hypothesis - testing sort ...
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... course and decided to stay . In the course , I learned that ethnography was Douglas ( 1976 ) , Becker ( 1970 ) , Cicourel ( 1964 ) , Denzin ( 1970 ) , Johnson ( 1975 ) , Schatzman and Strauss ( 1973 ) , Speier ( 1973 ) , Junker ( 1960 ) ...
... course and decided to stay . In the course , I learned that ethnography was Douglas ( 1976 ) , Becker ( 1970 ) , Cicourel ( 1964 ) , Denzin ( 1970 ) , Johnson ( 1975 ) , Schatzman and Strauss ( 1973 ) , Speier ( 1973 ) , Junker ( 1960 ) ...
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... course he had to worry about no - shows and refusals to give urine , but by and large operationalizing relapse was not a big problem . Labeling , on the other hand , was more difficult . Dick talked informally to junkies , read ...
... course he had to worry about no - shows and refusals to give urine , but by and large operationalizing relapse was not a big problem . Labeling , on the other hand , was more difficult . Dick talked informally to junkies , read ...
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The Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to Ethnography Michael Agar No preview available - 1996 |
The Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to Ethnography Michael Agar No preview available - 1996 |
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