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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... hand , described the same villagers as displaying such unharmonious emotions as hostility , jealousy , and greed . In sketchy form , this is the famous " Lewis - Redfield " debate . The debate is something of a land- mark event in the ...
... hand , described the same villagers as displaying such unharmonious emotions as hostility , jealousy , and greed . In sketchy form , this is the famous " Lewis - Redfield " debate . The debate is something of a land- mark event in the ...
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... hand , are allowed to go into a situation with no awareness of the biases they bring to it from their own cultures and personalities . This simply does not make good sense , but I am not sure how to correct it . For one thing , what ...
... hand , are allowed to go into a situation with no awareness of the biases they bring to it from their own cultures and personalities . This simply does not make good sense , but I am not sure how to correct it . For one thing , what ...
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... hand , I am concerned with the development of a more explicit ethnographic methodology ; on the other hand , things like the learning role , the long - term intensive personal involve- ment , and the holistic perspective are what set ...
... hand , I am concerned with the development of a more explicit ethnographic methodology ; on the other hand , things like the learning role , the long - term intensive personal involve- ment , and the holistic perspective are what set ...
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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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