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Research methods in anthropology

qualitative and quantitative approaches

H. Russell Bernard

Buch

englisch

Bernard, Harvey Russell (Verfasser/-in) DNB

4th ed.

Altamira Press

Lanham, Md. [u.a.]

2006

XVI, 803 p. 

978-0-7591-0869-1

Includes bibliographical references (p. 711-769) and indexes

ethnology
methodology

Contents
Anthropology and the social sciences -- The foundations of social research -- Preparing for research -- The literature search -- Research design : experiments and experimental thinking -- Sampling -- Sampling theory -- Nonprobability sampling and choosing informants -- Interviewing : unstructured and semistructured -- Structured interviewing I : questionnaires -- Structured interviewing II : cultural domain analysis -- Scales and scaling -- Participant observation -- Field notes: how to take them, code them, manage them -- Direct and indirect observation -- Introduction to qualitative and quantitative analysis -- Qualitative data analysis I : text analysis -- Qualitative data analysis II : models and matrices -- Univariate analysis -- Bivariate analysis : testing relations -- Multivariate analysis

Summary
Research Methods in Anthropology : Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
by Bernard, H. Russell


Terms of use

Bernard (anthropology, University of Florida) combines rigorous methodology, humor, and commonsense advice in this text for students beginning anthropological fieldwork. For this edition, he adds new and updated examples of real research, and new sections on computer-based interviewing methods, management of electronic field notes, recording equipment and voice recognition software, and the collection and analysis of visual materials. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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