Doing Ethnographies

by Mike A. Crang, Ian Cook et al

Doing Ethnographies is an introductory and applied guide to ethnographic methods. It focuses on those methods - participant observation, interviewing, focus groups, and video/photographic work - that allow us to understand the lived, everyday world ′out there.′ In five chapters it presents a systematic overview first principles, preparing for fieldwork, constructing ethnographic information, analyzing field materials, and writing.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Aliya Khasseneyeva · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love academic books written for non-academics! A good guidebook into ethnography for a beginner researcher. The authors write about their own experience of doing ethnography for their PhD and MA. They describe the issues they faced and give possible solutions. A useful book for me to understand what ethnographers actually do, though I don't know how i'm going to use it in my thesis proposal. It doesn't give you academic grounds for conducting the research but it's full of practical recommendations.