Chapter 4: Data-collection in Qualitative Research This Chapter is about methods and techniques in data-collection during a qualitative research. We mentioned earlier that qualitative research is eclectic. That is‚ the choice of techniques is dependent on the needs of the research. Although this should be true for almost all social research‚ it is particularly so with qualitative research in that the appropriate method or techniques is often identified and adopted during the research. Qualitative
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Debating the Burka in France: The anti politics of Islamic revival: Parvez‚ F‚ Z. (2011). Word count: 2112 (including references and bibliography) Word count: Core text (Not including refrences and bibliography): 1597 Critical Review In order to critically explore and assess the strengths; limitations and problems associated with the methods employed within Z.Parveens study conducted in Les Minguettes in 2011‚we must first not only outline these key active research methods‚ yet also
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Compare and contrast how content analysis and ethnographic research have been used to study children’s understanding of friendship There are many similarities and difference between content analysis and ethnographic research. This essay will explore these similarities and differences and will attempt to explain how they are relevant to a child’s understanding of friendship. Content analysis involves the analysis of written‚ audio or visual material through the identification of predetermined markers
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3 FIELDWORK AND ITS INTERPRETATION Theory without data is empty‚ but data without theory are blind. — C. Wright Mills FIELDWORK Anthropology distinguishes itself from the other social sciences through the great emphasis placed on ethnographic fieldwork as the most important source of new knowledge about society and culture. A field study may last for a few months ‚ a year‚ or even two years or more‚ and it aims at developing as intimate an understanding as possible of the phenomena investigated
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A couple weeks ago‚ I accompanied my friend‚ Pala Agustin‚ for a day of work at her family’s restaurant‚ Banig. To be quite honest‚ I was not expecting to learn as many things as I did learn on that trip. Firstly‚ I was expecting to learn more about the fast food and food service culture‚ but to my surprise I learned more about the culture of the people who owned the restaurant. Being a close friend of Pala’s I had an emic perspective in the whole experience;
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The job of an anthropologist is complex. It requires a very diverse arsenal of talents and abilities that few can use successfully. An anthropologist must be able to observe the in-depth content of human nature within a society‚ analyze it from all aspects‚ and perform cross-cultural comparisons. The essay "Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight" is written by a well respected anthropologist by the name of Clifford Geertz‚ who details his observations of the Balinese culture. Geertz was a
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Ethnographic Research Ethnography is a type of social science research that investigates the practices and life of a community‚ by becoming one of its members. It is based on learning about a context and the people living in it‚ by understanding their values‚ needs and vocabulary. It requires faithful reporting of what is experienced or observed‚ avoiding any interpretation or evaluation as far as possible. Within the field of experience design‚ ethnography or video ethnography are methods used to
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What is the difference between emic and etic research? Provide examples from the field of psychology that illustrate the misapplication of both approaches to research populations in urban settings. Good day classmates: This has got to be one of the most difficult D Q ’s that I have ever encountered‚ I pray that this is correct !!! Emic research according to Marshall‚ Pierre‚ and John (1999) is the emic approach‚ which is typical of much ethnographic anthropological research‚ emphasizes
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Jessica Chiodo 11/7/12 Cultural Anthropology Prof. Scott Stull A Man Called “Bee”: Studying the Yanomamo In February of 1971‚ ethnographer Napoleon Chagnon went against all the negative outcomes of visiting a village that had never seen a foreigner before‚ to see what it was like to live with the Yanomamo people. He spent thirty-six months with the Yanomamo and eventually understood their culture completely by studying their ways through ethnographic methods. “Shanki” or the
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Jose Bravo Anthropology 310 11/04/2007 Analysis of Anthropology Methodologies Culture is an abstract term used by anthropologists to describe a people’s way of life. The book defines culture as "the sum total of the knowledge‚ ideas‚ behaviors‚ and material creations that are learned‚ shared‚ and transmitted primarily through the symbolic system of language" (Lenkeit 26). Culture is such an important topic that anthropologists have devoted a whole subfield to its study. This subfield‚ cultural
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