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5 wrz 2018 · Subsequently, the entry outlines the theoretical development of social and cultural anthropology during the twentieth century and the way in which this came to a moment of decisive crisis in...
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This article is an attempt to present the concept of ethnography as a qualitative inquiry process in social science research. The paper begins with the introduction to ethnography followed by the discussion of ethnography both as an approach and a research method.
Anthropology as a moral practice aims not to explain social phenomena (whether on the basis of evolutionary or structural or psychoanalytical laws) so much as to witness the ways in which people struggle to manage the common imperatives of human existence.
ANTH801 – Research Methods in Anthropology. Paul Mason. This unit introduces methodological strategies used in community research. Quantitative strategies, such as questionnaire and survey methods, will be compared with qualitative ones, such as participant observation.
Cohen’s (1973) A Handbook of Method in Cultural Anthropology, which has several chapters that address issues in research design (LeVine 1973; Sechrest 1973; Spindler and Goldschmidt 1973), and the fi rst edition of this handbook (Bernard 1998).
In psychology, an initial phase of interviewing may be used to gen-erate items for a new scale or to modify existing scale items (e.g., questionnaires) for use on a new population. In sociology, large surveys begin with a pilot or preliminary phase of interviewing to test clarity, comprehension, and question content.
1.0 INTRODUCTION. Social research pertains to the study of the socio-cultural implications of the social issues. In this regard, different scientific disciplines have influenced social research in terms of theorisation as well as methods adopted in the pursuit of knowledge.
