Participant Observation

by James P. Spradley

Book Overview

This text is a follow up to Spradley's earlier ethographic research handbook, The Ethnographic Interview, and guides students through the technique of participant observation to research ethnography... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0030445019
• ISBN13: 9780030445019
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The standard for field work...clear...BUT get it used

Along with "The Ethnographic Interview", this is a mainstay of field anthropologists and should be read by anyone who wants to gain a true understanding of the issues facing an Anthropologist (social). As an anthropologist working in business I have gone back to this text again and again to refocus and aid in explaining to others what I can, or actually do. "Participant Observation" is often the text which accompanies a fieldwork course and can be found cheaper at any university library (I never thought I would say that!!). I fear that many people buying this book will be sorely disappointed that it is a very thin paper back addition (for 50+ dollars). The content is good, but the new price still hard to justify. I feel that could tripl sales by dropping to 20-25... I actually found it for 18.95 used. In conclusion- its a good, if pricey book.

Participant Observation

I think that this book is very precious to the field anthropolosist