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by Martyn Hammersley (Author), Paul Atkinson (Author) "In recent decades ethnography has become a popular approach to social research, along with other kinds of qualitative work ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 323 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 2nd Revised edition edition (1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415086647
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415086646
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.2 x 2 cm
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Thoroughly updated and substantially rewritten the second edition of this popular textbook is now even more relevant and useful for students and researchers. New material includes a section on the use of micro computers in research and a new chapter on the ethics of research. Ethnography provides a systematic and coherent account of ethnographic principles and practice. Rejecting the over-simplified contrast between positivism' and 'naturalism', but also questioning more recent critiques of these positions, the authors argue that ethnography is best understood as a reflexive process. Above all, what this means is that we must recognise that social research is part of the world that it studies. From an outline of the principle of reflexivity in Chapter One, the authors go on to discuss and exemplify the main features of ethnographic work: * the selection and sampling of cases * the problems of access * observation and interviewing * recording and filing data * the process of data analysis and writing research reports There is also consideration of the ethical issues surrounding ethnographic research. Throughout, the discussion draws on a wide range of illustrative material from classic and more recent studies in Britain, America and elsewhere.
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4.0 out of 5 stars It does what it says on the cover..., 2 Dec 2004
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I read this as the set book for the OU module on ethnography, D844. I found ethnography difficult to grasp completely, as it seems at times a somewhat wooly and subjective approach. This book covers all the required information, but didn't really "fire me up" about the subject. I found Agar's 'professional stranger' a much more accessible and enthusiastic read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best textbook I've ever read & studied from, 16 Aug 2008
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This book is the course text for the Open University ethnography module, D844, and it's one of the few textbooks which I've found truly enjoyable to read. It's a great introduction to ethnography (which I've never studied before), and is very thorough, deep and detailed, without at any point becoming too dry. Hammersley and Atkinson really explain the concepts tackled, and never fall into the trap of merely scratching the surface and then moving on (a textbook trait which I find infuriating!).

There are many illustrative examples taken from a diverse range of previous ethnographic studies, so that theory and practice are linked. This book is clear, the authors' enthusiasm comes across by the bucketful, and most importantly this gives an excellent grounding in the nature, practicalities and possibilities of ethnographic research. If only all textbooks could be like this!
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