Research Methods in Anthropology : Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches,9780759108691

Research Methods in Anthropology : Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780759108691
ISBN10: 0759108692
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-12-30
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Summary

Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology. Written in Russ Bernards unmistakable conversational style, his guide has launched tens of thousands of students into the fieldwork enterprise with a combination of rigorous methodology, wry humor, and commonsense advice. The author has thoroughly updated this new fourth edition. Whether you are coming from a scientific, interpretive, or applied anthropological tradition, you will learn field methods from the best guide in both qualitative and quantitative methods. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

H. Russell Bernard is professor of anthropology at the University of Florida

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Anthropology and the Social Sciences
1(27)
The Foundations of Social Research
28(41)
Preparing for Research
69(27)
The Literature Search
96(13)
Research Design: Experiments and Experimental Thinking
109(37)
Sampling
146(23)
Sampling Theory
169(17)
Nonprobability Sampling and Choosing Informants
186(24)
Interviewing: Unstructured and Semistructured
210(41)
Structured Interviewing I: Questionnaires
251(48)
Structured Interviewing II: Cultural Domain Analysis
299(19)
Scales and Scaling
318(24)
Participant Observation
342(45)
Field Notes: How to Take Them, Code Them, Manage Them
387(26)
Direct and Indirect Observation
413(38)
Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
451(12)
Qualitative Data Analysis I: Text Analysis
463(59)
Qualitative Data Analysis II: Models and Matrices
522(27)
Univariate Analysis
549(45)
Bivariate Analysis: Testing Relations
594(55)
Multivariate Analysis
649(48)
Appendix A: Table of Random Numbers 697(3)
Appendix B: Table of Areas under a Normal Curve 700(3)
Appendix C: Student's t Distribution 703(1)
Appendix D: Chi-Square Distribution Table 704(2)
Appendix E: F Tables for the .05 and .01 Levels of Significance 706(4)
Appendix F: Resources for Fieldworkers 710(1)
References 711(60)
Subject Index 771(20)
Author Index 791(12)
About the Author 803

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