Title: Expressions of ethnography : novel approaches to qualitative methods /
Authors: Clair, Robin Patric
Publisher: State University of New York Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Ethnology Methodology; Ethnology Research; Qualitative research.; Ethnology Qualitative research
Abstract: "Using examples of a wide variety of cultural phenomena, contemporary ways to practice ethnography, and novel forms of expressing the cultural experience, the book offers an eclectic mix of short stories, novels, and poetry, as well as traditional scholarly reports of poignant, provocative, and powerful cultural phenomena. Included are accounts of recovery following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, life as a prison guard, surviving child abuse and coping via an eating disorder, dealing with disabilities, living the gay life, birthing babies, as well as searching for birth mothers. Special attention is given to dialogue, from dialogue with families and friends to American ethnographers interviewing Thai managers."--Jacket.