People studying people
Subtitle: the human element in fieldwork
By: Robert A. Georges and Michael O. Jones.
Contributors: Jones, Michael Owen, joint author.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Social sciences -- Field work; Interpersonal relations
Description: The authors of this book demonstrate that fieldwork is first and foremost a human pursuit. They draw upon published and unpublished accounts of fieldworkers' personal experiences to develop the thesis that an appreciation of fieldwork as a unique mode of inquiry depends upon an understanding of the role the human element plays in it. They analyze the processes involved when people study people firsthand, focusing upon the recurrent human problems that arise and must be solved. The human processes and problems, they argue, are common to all fieldwork, regardless of the disciplinary backgrounds or the specific interests of individual researchers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.