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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... material culture and plant samples , there would simply be too much information to transmit . Instead , the material would be gathered in one place , and people interested in the ethnography of such - and- such a group would travel ...
... material culture and plant samples , there would simply be too much information to transmit . Instead , the material would be gathered in one place , and people interested in the ethnography of such - and- such a group would travel ...
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... material from ethnographies and code them into content categories , like socialization practices , subsistence strategies , kinship systems , and so on . A codebook was published that indicates the many categories that were used to ...
... material from ethnographies and code them into content categories , like socialization practices , subsistence strategies , kinship systems , and so on . A codebook was published that indicates the many categories that were used to ...
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... material . When confronted by the pages of transcribed material , the abstract prob- lem of methodology takes on an intimidating physical presence . How to begin a systematic search for themes ? Because of the creativity of language ...
... material . When confronted by the pages of transcribed material , the abstract prob- lem of methodology takes on an intimidating physical presence . How to begin a systematic search for themes ? Because of the creativity of language ...
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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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