{"product_id":"ethnography-principles-in-practice-paperback","title":"Ethnography: Principles in Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartyn Hammersley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its fourth edition, this leading introduction to ethnography has been thoroughly updated and substantially rewritten. The volume offers a systematic introduction to ethnographic principles and practice, and includes a new chapter on 'Ethnography in the digital world'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors argue that ethnography is best understood as a reflexive process. This requires recognition that social research is part of the world that it studies, and demands that researchers reflect on how they shape both data and analysis. Starting in Chapter 1 with an outline of the principle of reflexivity, against the background of competing research philosophies, the authors go on to discuss the main features of ethnographic work, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe selection and sampling of cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe problem of access\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efield relations and observation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003einterviewing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe use of documents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erecording and organizing data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe process of data analysis and writing research reports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is also consideration of the ethical issues involved in ethnographic research. Throughout, the discussion draws on a wide range of illustrative material from classic and more recent studies, within a global context. The new edition of this popular textbook will be an indispensable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and for all researchers using ethnographic methods in the social sciences and the humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartyn Hammersley\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Educational and Social Research at The Open University, UK. He has carried out research in the sociology of education and the sociology of the media. However, much of his work has been concerned with the methodological issues surrounding social enquiry. He has written several books, including \u003ci\u003eReading Ethnographic Research\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Social Research\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eEducational Research, Policymaking and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, (2002), \u003ci\u003eQuestioning Qualitative Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Social Science \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), and \u003ci\u003eThe Radicalism of Ethnomethodology\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Atkinson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Cardiff University, UK. His current interests include the ethnography of craft and the craft of ethnography. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eFor Ethnography\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eThinking Ethnographically \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and \u003ci\u003eWriting Ethnographically\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). He is currently an editor of the \u003ci\u003eSage Foundations of Social Research Methods\u003c\/i\u003e. Together with Sara Delamont he was founding editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eQualitative Research\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738414092351,"sku":"9781138504462","price":120.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9151ac05ed324d786087db2a1a5bd815.webp?v=1765153228","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ethnography-principles-in-practice-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}