ethnography
- ethnography
A term usually applied to the acts both of observing directly the behaviour of a social group and producing a written description thereof. Sometimes also referred to as fieldwork, the term is most commonly linked with the research techniques of
social anthropology , although sociologists involved in a
community study would certainly do fieldwork, as might those doing almost any form of
case-study . The principal technique of ethnographic research is
participant observation . A classic example is William Foote Whyte's study of the social structure of an Italian slum district in an American city (
Street Corner Society, 1943). Subsequently, Whyte also wrote a fine piece of descriptive methodology, reflecting on his ethnographic work (
Learning from the Field: A Guide from Experience, 1984).
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Ethnography — ethnography … Dictionary of sociology
Ethnography — Eth*nog ra*phy, n. [Gr. ? nation + graphy: cf. F. ethnographie.] That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the characteristics of the human family, developing the details with which ethnology as a comparative science deals; descriptive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethnography — 1834, perhaps from Ger. Ethnographie; see ETHNO (Cf. ethno ) + GRAPHY (Cf. graphy) the study of. Related: Ethnographer; ethnographic … Etymology dictionary
ethnography — ► NOUN ▪ the scientific description of peoples and cultures. DERIVATIVES ethnographer noun ethnographic adjective … English terms dictionary
ethnography — [eth näg′rə fē] n. [Fr ethnographie: see ETHNO & GRAPHY] the branch of anthropology that deals descriptively with specific cultures, esp. those of nonliterate peoples or groups ethnographer n. ethnographic [eth΄nə graf′ik] adj. ethnographical… … English World dictionary
Ethnography — Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological anthropology Cultural anthropology Linguistic anthropology Social anthropology … Wikipedia
ethnography — ethnographer, n. ethnographic /eth neuh graf ik/, ethnographical, adj. ethnographically, adv. /eth nog reuh fee/, n. a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures. [1825 35; ETHNO + GRAPHY] * * *… … Universalium
Ethnography — The study of specific human cultures. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of human cultures. Ethnography sprang from social anthropology and first focused on small communities that shared culturally specific… … Medical dictionary
ethnography — The direct study of society through observation and interview is usually called ethnography, or sometimes ethnology (minzuxue). In China this has been limited largely to study of ethnic minorities; study of the Han has been considered part of… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
ethnography — [[t]eθnɒ̱grəfi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Ethnography is the branch of anthropology in which different cultures are studied and described … English dictionary
ethnography — kraštotyra statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Išsamus ar teminis šalies, regiono ar gyvenvietės gamtos ir socialinių reiškinių tyrimas: renkami duomenys apie gamtą, gyventojus, ūkį, buitį, istoriją, kalbą. atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
