Fieldwork
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Fieldwork- Working on gathering information, data, research etc. on a certain people.
Research methods
Quantitative (give number and/or ?yes? and ?no? answers)
? Surveys- a broad overview of particular subjects
? Sampling- investigating a small part of a larger whole
Advantages Disadvantages
? Easier to analyse ? Analysis of a
lot of data
? General ? Too general
? Covers a large area
? Bias
Qualitative (detailed answers)
? PO- involvement of anthropologist in daily activities of community.
? Interviews- conversations between ethnographer and informants.
? Focus groups- a group of people brought together to help explain
a particular subject.
? Network analysis- focusing on individuals/small groups and
studying their relationships with others
? Genealogies- tracing links between individuals to find out
about relations.
? Life histories- personal study of an informant?s life and
all that influenced it
? Case Studies- focusing on a single individual/episode
? Filmed and taped records
? Team research- teams of ethnographers travelling together
to study cultures etc.
Advantages: Disadvantages
? More specific ? Can influence person?s
answers
? Informal & relaxed ?Time consuming
(sometimes info is irrelevant)
? Less ?power? relations ? Hard to extract
information
? Bias
Variables- things which can change the process /outcome of research. The object is to minimise the variables, by looking at the same or similar group of people- the control group.
The control group- a group, similar in size and composition to the study group, is used for purposes of comparison or a cross-check on the data provided by the study groupAbout the Author
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Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 Time: 12:00 AM
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