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Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Second Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) Second Edition
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In Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda L. Shaw present a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive and impossible to teach. Using actual unfinished notes as examples, the authors illustrate options for composing, reviewing, and working fieldnotes into finished texts. They discuss different organizational and descriptive strategies and show how transforming direct observations into vivid descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written. A good ethnographer, they demonstrate, must learn to remember dialogue and movement like an actor, to see colors and shapes like a painter, and to sense moods and rhythms like a poet.
This new edition reflects the extensive feedback the authors have received from students and instructors since the first edition was published in 1995. As a result, they have updated the race, class, and gender section, created new sections on coding programs and revising first drafts, and provided new examples of working notes. An essential tool for budding social scientists, the second edition of Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes will be invaluable for a new generation of researchers entering the field.
- ISBN-100226206831
- ISBN-13978-0226206837
- EditionSecond
- PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
- Publication dateDecember 5, 2011
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions8.99 x 6.02 x 0.66 inches
- Print length289 pages
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Robert M. Emerson is professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Contemporary Field Research: Perspectives and Formulations, now in its second edition. Rachel I. Fretz is a lecturer in the Writing Programs unit at UCLA. Linda L. Shaw is professor in and chair of the sociology department at California State University, San Marcos.
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- Publisher : University of Chicago Press; Second edition (December 5, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 289 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0226206831
- ISBN-13 : 978-0226206837
- Item Weight : 1.12 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.99 x 6.02 x 0.66 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #83,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #42 in Social Sciences Research
- #60 in General Anthropology
- #240 in Cultural Anthropology (Books)
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Robert M. Emerson is professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is associate editor of Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Qualitative Sociology, and Ethnography. He is author of many books and articles and his studies focus on domestic violence, stalking and neighbor disputes and formal, institutional responses to troubles, mainly by criminal justice and mental health systems.

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I would caveat this by saying a beginner to ethnographic research, such as a highschool senior or college freshman may find this a more enjoyable read then a textbook.
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Sus contenidos son claros y la versión digital es súper útil pues lo puedes leer justo en el tamaño de letra que más fácil se acomode a tus necesidades.








