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Book SynopsisThis text shows the leaps of inspiration, the challenges, the thought processes, and the errors inherent in completing a field work project.
Trade ReviewThe text is eminently practical... The cultural anthropologists run into a dizzying variety of problems and tackle them with diverse approaches. Those who study the relationship between language and culture equally need a combination of flexibility and tried and true methods of dealing with both people and data.The 20 experts here give the benefit of their hands-on research experience, whether with problems of healthcare providers, or prison populations, Sri Lankan nationalization and modernization conflicts. * Geolinguistics *
Table of Contents1 Foreword 2 The Forest of Methods 3 Participant Observation: A Thick Explanation of Conflict in a Sri Lankan Village 4 Content Analysis of Words in Brief Descriptions: How Fathers and Mothers Describe Their Children 5 Freelisting: Management at at Women's Federal Prison Camp 6 Freelists, Ratings, Averages, and Frequencies: Why so Few Students Study Anthropology 7 Pile Sorting: "Kids Like Candy" 8 Guttman Scaling: An Analysis of Matsienga Men's Manufacturing Skills 9 Triad Questionnaires: Old Age in Karen and Maya Cultures 10 Decision Modeling: Its Use in Medical Anthropology 11 Consensus Analysis: Sampling Frames for Valid, Generalizable Research Findings 12 Consensus Analysis: Do Scottish Business Advisors Agree on Models of Success? 13 Consensus Analysis: High Blood Pressure in a Mexican Barrio 14 Visual Data: Collection, Analysis, and Representation 15 MDS and QAP: How Do Children Rate Painful Experiences? 16 Afterword
