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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... deal with two variables at the same time ( bivariate ) or several at once ( multivariate ) . In the bivariate area , for instance , you might want to explore the various measures of correlation , such as Pearson's R or the Spearman rank ...
... deal with two variables at the same time ( bivariate ) or several at once ( multivariate ) . In the bivariate area , for instance , you might want to explore the various measures of correlation , such as Pearson's R or the Spearman rank ...
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... deal with small groups , and there is a host of research in social psychology that deals with structure and process in small groups . If the ethnographer makes little or no reference to social psychology , as is often the case , what is ...
... deal with small groups , and there is a host of research in social psychology that deals with structure and process in small groups . If the ethnographer makes little or no reference to social psychology , as is often the case , what is ...
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... deal with sentences , but with many other things as well . And in the area of these " other things , " it is difficult to see clearly what sorts of principles apply , and how principles interrelate to form a general picture of culture ...
... deal with sentences , but with many other things as well . And in the area of these " other things , " it is difficult to see clearly what sorts of principles apply , and how principles interrelate to form a general picture of culture ...
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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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