Ethnography: Principles and Practice - Softcover

Martyn Hammersley; Paul Atkinson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415086647 ISBN 13: 9780415086646

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Thoroughly updated, this accessible introduction to the methods of ethnographic fieldwork reconsiders the status of ethnography and places it quite explicitly in a general methodological context.

About this title

About the Author:

Martyn Hammersley is Reader in Educational and Social Research at the Open University. Paul Atkinson is Professor of Sociology and Head of SOCAS, the University of Wales, Cardiff.

Review:

'The changes to the new addition reflect recent theoretical and methodological debates, new trends in the practice of ethnography, and various technolgical developments that have already had or will likely have an influence on ethnography. ... One of the major advantages of this book is its broad appeal. ... The second edition of Ethnography: Principles in Practice is an excellent introduction both to ethnography as well as qualitative social research generally. This new edition will surely enjoy continued popularity with students, ethnographic workers, and researchers in the social and behavioural sciences.' - Reviewing Sociology

About the first edition 'The authors skilfully cruise most of the well known stations on the ethnographic career: getting in, negotiating fronts, doing theoretical sampling a la Strauss, recording the data ... They rightly emphasise the increased use of documentation. All these issues (and others) are aptly illustrated with extracts from the ethnographic pantheon, with more leaning than usual towards educational settings. The text is a must for theory and methods courses.' - Network

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415086647
• ISBN 13: 9780415086646
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 323