Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
Author | : H Russell Bernard |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 1988-06-08 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015054067312 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Preparing for field research: Anthropology and social science; The foundations of social research; Anthropology and the experimental method; Sampling; Choosing research problems, sites, ad methods; The literature search; Collecting data: Participant observation; Taking and managing field notes; Unstructured and semistructured interviewing; Structured interviewing; Questionnaires and survey research; Direct, reactive observation; Unobtrusive observation; Analyzing data: Qualitative analysis; Coding and codebooks for quantitative data; Univariate statistics: describing a variable; Bivariate analysis; testing relationships; Multivariate analysis; Appendixes; References; Name index; Subjectr index.