Using Methods in the Field A Practical Introduction and Casebook
Using Methods in the Field: A Practical Introduction and Casebook by Victor C. De Munck, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC on August 24, 1998, offers a revised edition that spans 288 pages. This book presents a unique approach to understanding anthropological methods by focusing on real-world applications rather than just theoretical advice. It highlights various key methods employed by anthropologists, such as participant observation and consensus analysis, providing insights into their practical use in diverse field settings.
Readers will find detailed case studies that illustrate the complexities of applying these methods in contexts like health, community politics, and family relations. The book draws on experiences from varied locations, including an Arkansas college campus, a Mexican barrio, a Thai village, and a Scottish business. By examining these real-life scenarios, the text aims to enhance the reader’s comprehension of the methodologies used in anthropology and the challenges researchers face in the field.
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Methods textbooks generally offer prescriptive advice on how to perform certain techniques, how to develop specific strategies, how to analyze your results. But, as all experienced ethnographers know, this fine-sounding advice rarely provides ample guidance in dealing with real people in real field settings. That is where this casebook differs. Selecting many key methods regularly used by anthropologists – participant observation, consensus analysis, simple surveys, scaling, freelisting and triads, networks, decision modeling- the editors commissioned scholars who have completed studies using these techniques to describe them in the context of real field work. Using cases from health, community politics, family relations, and child development (among others) in settings as diverse as an Arkansas college campus, a Mexican barrio, a Thai village, and a Scottish business, the student is given a clear understanding of the diversity of methods used by anthropologists and the complexities surrounding their use.
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