Research Methods in Anthropology
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
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Research Methods in Anthropology
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
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Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology. Written in Russ Bernard’s unmistakable conversational style, this guide has launched tens of thousands of students into the fieldwork enterprise with a combination of rigorous methodology, wry humor, and commonsense advice. Whether you are coming from a scientific, interpretive, or applied anthropological tradition, you will learn field methods from the best guide in both qualitative and quantitative methods.
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Table of Contents
About the Author
1 Anthropology and the Social Sciences
2 The Foundations of Social Research
3 Preparing for Research
4 Research Design: Experiments and Experimental Thinking
5 Sampling I: The Basics
6 Sampling II: Theory
7 Sampling III: Nonprobability Samples and Choosing Informants
8 Interviewing I: Unstructured and Semistructured
9 Interviewing II: Questionnaires
10 Interviewing III: Relational Data, Cultural Domains and Networks
11 Scales and Scaling
12 Participant Observation
13 Field Notes and Database Management
14 Direct and Indirect Observation
15 Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
16 Cognitive Anthropology I: Analyzing Relational Data, Cultural Domains and Networks
17 Cognitive Anthropology II: Decision Modeling, Taxonomies, and Componential Analysis
18 Text Analysis I: Interpretive Analysis, Narrative Analysis, Performance Analysis, and Conversation Analysis
19 Text Analysis II: Schema Analysis, Grounded Theory, Content Analysis, and Analytic Induction
20 Univariate Analysis
21 Bivariate Analysis: Testing Relations
22 Multivariate Analysis
Contents
Appendix A: Table of Areas under a Normal Curve
Appendix B: Student’s t Distribution
Appendix C: Chi-Square Distribution Table
Appendix D: F Table for the .05 Level of Significance
Appendix E: Resources for Fieldworkers
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Product details
| Published | 17 Nov 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 6th |
| Pages | 732 |
| ISBN | 9781442268869 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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