Participant Observation

by James P. Spradley

Ships out within 24 hours. Pages in decent condition. Some highlighting/writing. Some moderate to heavy bending. No extras, just textbook (no CD-ROM, access kit or code, study guide, etc.).

Genres: Anthropology, Ethnography, Research Methods, Research, Nonfiction

195 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 1980

Reviews

[TΞΞL❍CK Mith!lesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is a difference between Ethnography and Fieldwork.
Both are essential techniques for Anthropologists, but should not be confused. Ethnography is a piece of written work describing a culture.

Fieldwork (also called Participant Observation) is the purposeful study of a community and worldview that sees, hears, speaks, thinks, and acts differently to your own.

Doing fieldwork means "participating in activities, asking questions, eating strange foods, learning a new language, watching ceremonies, taking Field Notes, washing clothes, writing letters home, tracing out genealogies, observing play, interviewing informants, and hundreds of other things"

When doing fieldwork, there are three main elements of culture we must pay attention to - cultural behaviour, cultural knowledge, and cultural artefacts. What people do, what they know, and what they make and use.

Behaviours and artefacts point to deep reservoirs of cultural knowledge. The knowledge is hidden from view but guides all our behaviour and interpretations. We always need to seek the meaning beneath the surface.

[Faith · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great book if you are doing fieldwork for the first time. This manual is especially useful for undergraduates who are just getting into anthropology and want to do their own research project. I would highly recommend this book for use in a fieldwork methods class or if you're interested in doing an independent study.

[Repa Kustipia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intisari isi buku ini akan menuntun setiap etnografer tentang memanfaatkan apa yang dikatakan orang untuk mendeskripsikan budaya mereka. Baik pengetahuan budaya secara eksplisit dan tacit yang bisa terungkap melalui pidato, baik dalam komentar santai atau wawancara panjang.

Etnografi sebagai sarana utama untuk mentransmisikan budaya dari satu generasi ke berikutnya, sebagian besar budaya apa pun dikodekan dalam bentuk linguistik.

Wawancara Etnografi pada tahun 1979, selaku penulis telah berfokus secara eksklusif membuat kesimpulan dari apa yang dikatakan orang.

Dalam buku ini, penulis lebih fokus membuat kesimpulan dari apa yang orang lakukan (perilaku budaya) dan apa yang mereka buat dan gunakan (artefak budaya).

Setiap etnografer yang melakukan observasi partisipasi akan mencatat hal-hal apa yang dikatakan oleh orang, Penulis juga menyertakan beberapa diskusi tentang membuat kesimpulan dari apa yang mereka katakan (seperti pesan pidato).

Buku ini akan sangat membantu ketika sudah memiliki responden, narasumber pada penelitian lapangan.

[Salma · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's clearly a guidebook for beginner anthropologists!

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good take on the topic. Helpful reference book

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic!

[Rolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very straight-forward and accessible for students.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Participant Observation
by James P. Spradley
required text for college courses for my courses in Australia

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

The step-by-step approach makes this ethnographic method seem very attainable.

[Tim Cowley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic of this anthropology genre. Good stuff that I enjoyed reading about to get a handle on this kind of work before attempting my documentary.

[Lesley Chen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Introduction book.