Etnografía. Métodos de investigación

by Paul Atkinson, Paul Anthony Atkinson, Juan Trejo (Translator)

En esta práctica introducción a los métodos etnográficos de trabajo de campo, Martyn Hammersley y Paul Atkinson reconsideran el status de la etnografía y procuran situarla en relación a un contexto general de metodologías, proporcionando a la vez información sistemática y coherente sobre los principios etnográficos y su puesta en práctica.
El punto de partida es el rechazo de la oposición simplificadora entre positivismo y naturalismo. Los autores, así, argumentan que la etnografía debe contemplarse como un proceso reflexivo, es decir, como parte del mundo social que ella misma estudia, e ilustran con ejemplos los principales elementos existentes en el trabajo etnográfico: la selección y muestra de casos; el problema del acceso, de la observación y las entrevistas; la recogida y ordenación de datos; y el proceso de análisis y redacción de los resultados.
De este modo, la obra -que aquí se presenta en edición revisada y ampliada- acaba representando una valiosa introducción y una inmejorable guía de investigación etnográfica tanto para el investigador experimentado, como para el estudiante o el recién llegado al campo.

Genres: Anthropology, Ethnography, Research, Nonfiction, Sociology, Research Methods, Social Science

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Kathrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very good reference, and also useful as a thorough lit review of classic and seminal ethnographic works.

[Dalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent guide for the novice ethnographers.

[Sah Koshin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to Ethnography and an excellent guide for beginner Ethnographers.

[Cheng Fan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical advices, clearly process but a little old examples

[ozzluc · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually such an enjoyable read! A little outdated but highly recommend for anyone who needs to learn what ethnography is:)

[Dave Thawley · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant book. not a novel that i could flick through. in fact i had to read some of it several times but my impression was the information contained was well researched and the arguments well thought out. i didn't agree with all arguments but this says a lot about the authors. they taught me enough to shape my own views and give intellectual space to metaphorically argue with their conclusions. for an academic writing i couldn't ask for more.

[Dafna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very nice overview of what ethnography is and what problems an ethnographer is faced with before, during, and after research. Though to my taste the authors are sometimes too positivist and seem to always know what's the best way to do things, their account of how to do a good ethnography is nevertheless very informative, helpful, and thorough. I would definitely recommend this book to social scientists looking for a good introduction to ethnography as a method and as a mode of thinking.

[Rhino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buku ini memberi pencerahan di tengah antropologi yang semakin terbawa dalam pusaran postmodern. Subyektifitas dan refleksifitas menjadi tema sentral. Buku ini membantu membentukan kembali wujud identitas antropologi yang bertumpu pada pengetahuan etnografi.

[Maria Zamora · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book if you want to increase your general culture

[Duncan Maccoll · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this when I was studying and found it tough going. I think it is now rather dated, so I put it up for sale at a considerable discount.