Anthropological research : the structure of inquiry /

Anthropological research : the structure of inquiry / Pertti J. Pelto, Gretel H. Pelto.

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This text is a comprehensive introduction to research methods in social and cultural anthropology. The Peltos focus their discussion on the essential elements of preparing and analyzing the supporting evidence from which generalizations about human nature are derived. The specific elements of anthro...

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Main Authors: Pelto, Pertti J., Pelto, Gretel H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1978.
Edition:2d ed.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Methodology.
Anthropology > Research.
Anthropology.
Ethnology.
Anthropology > Methodology.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The domain of methodology
  • 2. Science and anthropology
  • 3. Operationalism in anthropological research
  • 4. Units of observation: emic and etic approaches
  • 5. Tools of research
  • I
  • 6. Tools of research
  • II: nonverbal techniques
  • 7. Counting and sampling
  • 8. Measurement, scales, and statistics
  • 9. Art and science in field work
  • 10. Research methods, relevance, and applied anthropology
  • 11. Building anthropological theory: methods and models
  • Appendixes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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