Ethnography: A Way of Seeing
- ISBN-10
- 0761990917
- ISBN-13
- 9780761990918
- Series
- Ethnography
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 335
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman Altamira
- Author
- Harry F. Wolcott
Description
Harry Wolcott, one of anthropology's leading writers on ethnographic methods, here addresses the nature of the ethnographic enterprise itself. Tracing its development from its disciplinary origins in sociology and anthropology, he helps the reader understand what is distinctive about ethnography and what it means to conduct research in the ethnographic tradition. In this engaging, thought-provoking book, he distinguishes ethnography as more than just a set of field methods and practices, separating it from many related qualitative research traditions as 'a way of seeing' through the lens of culture. For both beginning and experienced ethnographers in a wide range of disciplines, Wolcott's book will provide important ideas for improving research practice.
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