Ethnography Flashcards
What did Skeggs think about Ethnography?
He saw it as a product of that fieldwork, it isn’t a method, instead a collection of methods.
What does Ethnography allow the researcher to do?
it allows the researcher to observe in natural settings.
Develop close relations with participants
How does ethnography achieve this understanding?
it is based on primary observations and involves the immersion in social worlds for a long time.
What are some issues of ethnography?
The researcher can find it hard to go back to the social world.
The research has to spend long periods of time in an environment they may deem horrid.
Questions the ethics of participants not knowing they are being observed.
What does Max Weber mean by the term akteuller?
It refers to direct observation.
