Description |
1 online resource |
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Global and comparative ethnography |
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Global and comparative ethnography.
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Contents |
Introduction: The Promise, Pitfalls, and Practicalities of Comparative Ethnography -- Section 1 -- 1. Foundations of the Behavioralist Approach to Comparative Participant Observation -- 2. Conducting Comparative Participant Observation: Behavioralist Procedures and Techniques -- 3. The Thematic Lens: A Formal and Cultural Framework for Comparative Ethnographic Analysis -- 4. Comparative Ethnographic Views of Social Structure: The Challenge of Linking Micro and Macro Levels of Analysis -- Section 2 -- 5. An Ethnography of Comparative Ethnography: Pathways to Three Logics of Comparison -- 6. Critical Realism and Contrastive Ethnography: The Curious Case of Autism in Somali Refugee Communities -- 7. Sequential Comparisons and the Comparative Imagination -- Section 3 -- 8. Using Computational Tools to Enhance Comparative Ethnography: Lessons from Scaling Ethnography for Biomedicine -- 9. Elite Ethnography: Studying Up or Down in US and French Sociology -- 10. A Dialog with Aaron Cicourel on Comparative Ethnography -- Conclusion: A Comparative Analysis of Comparative Ethnographies -- Index |
Summary |
'Beyond the Case' is an edited volume that features internationally known scholars describing how and why they use comparative ethnographic methods in their research. For those new to ethnography, this will aid in selecting and applying an approach that maps on to their research goals. For those already committed to an existing approach or tradition, engagement with alternatives may provide insights into the strengths, weaknesses, and potential avenues for improving their own work |
Notes |
Also issued in print: 2020 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Audience |
Specialized |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 31, 2020) |
Subject |
Ethnology -- Methodology.
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Ethnology.
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Anthropology.
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ethnology.
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social anthropology.
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anthropology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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Anthropology
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Ethnology
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Ethnology -- Methodology
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Abramson, Corey M., 1980- editor.
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Gong, Neil, editor
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ISBN |
9780190608521 |
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0190608528 |
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9780190608507 |
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0190608501 |
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9780190608514 |
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019060851X |
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