The Fieldworker and the Field: Problems and Challenges in Sociological Investigation

E.A. Ramaswamy A.M. Shah M.N. Srinivas

ISBN 10: 0195668340 / ISBN 13: 9780195668346

Published by Oxford University Press OUP, 2004

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pp. xvii + 288 Index 2nd Impression.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fieldworker and the Field: Problems and Challenges in Sociological Investigation
• Publisher: Oxford University Press OUP
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195668340
• ISBN 13: 9780195668346
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is a paperback of a 1979 hardback which broke new ground in social investigation. There have, since, been other books on the experience of fieldwork, but this remains a much cited work. The eighteen essays in the volume describe the experiences of field research mainly in rural and urban India, and in complex organizations such as a hospital, a factory and a trade union. There are also accounts of work in Japan, Sri Lanka and New Mexico. This is an informative and helpful guide to those about to embark on their own field research.

About the Author

M.N. Srinivas is Formerly Senior Fellow in the Sociology Unit at the Institute for Social and Economic Change in Bangalore. A.M. Shah is a Former Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics. E.A. Ramaswamy is Management Consultant and Former Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics.