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Handbook of Ethnography
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Handbook of Ethnography

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April 2007 | 528 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
"I wish the Handbook of Ethnography had been available to me as a fledgling ethnographer. I would recommend it for any graduate student who contemplates a career in the field. Likewise for experienced ethnographers who would like the equivalent of a world atlas to help pinpoint their own locations in the field."
- Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

"No self-respecting qualitative researcher should be without Paul Atkinson's handbook on ethnography. This really is encyclopaedic in concept and scope. Many "big names" in the field have contributed so this has to be the starting point for anyone looking to understand the field in substantive topic, theoretical tradition and methodology."
- SRA News  

Ethnography is one of the chief research methods in sociology, anthropology and other cognate disciplines in the social sciences. This Handbook provides an unparalleled, critical guide to its principles and practice.

The volume is organized into three sections. The first systematically locates ethnography firmly in its relevant historical and intellectual contexts. The roots of ethnography are pinpointed and the pattern of its development is demonstrated.

The second section examines the contribution of ethnography to major fields of substantive research. The impact and strengths and weaknesses of ethnographic method are dealt with authoritatively and accessibly.

The third section moves on to examine key debates and issues in ethnography, from the conduct of research through to contemporary arguments.

The result is a landmark work in the field, which draws on the expertise of an internationally renowned group of interdisicplinary scholars. The Handbook of Ethnography provides readers with a one-stop critical guide to the past, present and future of ethnography. It will quickly establish itself as the ethnographer's bible.
 
INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE
Mary Jo Deegan
The Chicago School of Ethnography
Paul Rock
Symbolic Interactionism and Ethnography
James D Faubion
Currents of Cultural Fieldwork
Sharon Macdonald
British Social Anthropology
Lodewijk Brunt
Into the Community
Liz Stanley
Mass-Observation's Fieldwork Methods
Julie Marcus
Orientalism
Melvin Pollner and Robert M Emerson
Ethnomethodology and Ethnography
Ilja Maso
Phenomenology and Ethnography
Peter K Manning
Semiotics, Semantics and Ethnography
Kathy Charmaz and Richard G Mitchell
Grounded Theory in Ethnography
 
INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO
Michael Bloor
The Ethnography of Health and Medicine
Tuula Gordon, Janet Holland and Elina Lahelma
Ethnographic Research in Educational Settings
Dick Hobbs
Ethnography and the Study of Deviance
Vicki Smith
Ethnographies of Work and the Work of Ethnographers
David Hess
Ethnography and the Development of Science and Technology Studies
Allison James
Ethnography in the Study of Children and Childhood
Christopher Tilley
Ethnography and Material Culture
Joost van Loon
Ethnography: A Critical Turn in Cultural Studies
Elizabeth Keating
The Ethnography of Communication
Mike Ball and Greg Smith
Technologies of Realism? Ethnographic Uses of Photography and Film
 
Introduction to Part Three
Christopher Wellin and Gary Alan Fine
Ethnography as Work
Elizabeth Murphy and Robert Dingwall
The Ethics of Ethnography
Robert M Emerson, Rachel I Fretz and Linda L Shaw
Participant Observation and Fieldnotes
Barbara Sherman Heyl
Ethnographic Interviewing
Martin Cortazzi
Narrative Analysis in Ethnography
Ken Plummer
The Call of Life Stories in Ethnographic Research
Deborah Reed-Danahay
Autobiography, Intimacy and Ethnography
Beverley Skeggs
Feminist Ethnography
Jonathan Spencer
Ethnography After Post-modernism
Nigel Fielding
Computer Applications in Qualitative Research
Jim Mienczakowski
Ethnodrama: Performed Research-limitations and Potential
Patti Lather
Postmodernism, Post-Structuralism and Post (Critical) Ethnography

An excellent book on ethnographical methods, theory and research. Provides an in-depth exploration of a large range of ethnographical approaches and key themes and is highly recommended to students at all levels who wish to gain an invaluable introduction to Ethnography. Definitely a classic textbook in Ethnography!

Mrs Anne Sidenius
Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
January 6, 2015

This is an excellent book. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is reading at post-graduate level as is it very in-depth and theoretical.

Miss Amy Clark
Sport Science, Tourism & Leisure Dept, Canterbury Christ Church University
December 2, 2014

This is an excellent book. I particularly enjoyed reading the chapter on 'Grounded theory in Ethnography'. Highly recommended!

Mr Sean Creaney
Centre for Childhood Studies, Stockport College
September 29, 2014

This is an in-depth guide to ethnographic research which includes the underpinning epistemologies and a range of creative research methodologies that incorporate grounded theory and other methods within an ethnographic framework. Examples used are broad ranging and transdisciplinary. One constructive comment: The text is quite small and this may make it less of an attractive option for students with sight problems - is an electronic or larger text version available?

Mrs Laura Middleton-Green
Divison of Nursing Studies, Bradford University
February 25, 2014

One of the classic textbooks in Ethnography. I would not know how to teach this subject without this volume.

Professor Joerg Struebing
Sociology , University of Tübingen
December 11, 2013

Excellent book for all health professions and for all levels of research students. easy to read and understand

Ms Sheila Stott
Sch of Health,Community & Educ Studies, Northumbria University
November 27, 2013

This edited collection is packed with chapters by leading authors and it explores a wide range of ethnographic approaches. It is an excellent resource for students; and for lectures and researchers in the field of social sciences; which I would highly recommend

Dr Dawn Mannay
SOCSI, Cardiff University
November 20, 2013

The Handbook is a solid addition to any collection for students of ethnography. The broad range of articles address many of the key themes, histories and applications of ethnographic practice and highlight why it has remained an enduring tool for qualitative research.

Mr John Aitken
JOMEC, UClan
November 14, 2013

The 'Handbook...' provides excellent coverage of important topics relating to ethnographic research. The contributors include a number of well-respected criminologists and social deviance researchers so this is an excellent resource for students undertaking intermediate level criminological research training.

Dr Jarrett Blaustein
Department of Law and Criminology, Aberystwyth University
June 16, 2013

The range of topics and issues covered in the edited chapters makes this an excellent text book to recommend for students. The fact that it covers both theoretical, methological and practice focused issues makes it especially helpful.

Ms ANDREA LYONS
SOCIAL SCIENCES, Nottingham Trent University
May 24, 2013

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