Expressions of ethnography
Subtitle: novel approaches to qualitative methods
By: [edited by] Robin Patric Clair.
Contributors: Clair, Robin Patric.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Ethnology -- Methodology; Ethnology -- Research; Qualitative research
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.