num_pages: 282
description: This book instructs the reader how to do a social science fieldstudya research genre often labeled ethnography qualitative research and/or naturalistic research. While field researchers across the social sciences may prefer one label over another their studies are generally alike in featuring direct qualitative observation of natural situations or settings primarily using the techniques of participant observation and/or intensive interviewing. High-quality social science fieldstudies are contingent on the successful completion of the interconnected tasks of gathering focusing and analyzing data as well as writing up the results. The fourth edition of this classic work is a must for social researchers. The authors make learning how to do qualitative observation and analysis clear and engaging. Their book provides an educational and entertaining road map for pursuing high quality fieldstudies in social science research. Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Babbie Observing Ourselves: Essays in Social Research Second Edition (ISBN 9781478622017) and Emerson Contemporary Field Research: Perspectives and Formulations Second Edition (ISBN 9781577661856).
language: English
title: Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide To Qualitative Observation And Analysis 4Th Ed.
publisher: Thomson