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Ethnography and Human Development

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Description for Ethnography and Human Development Paperback. Restoring ethnographic methods to a central place in social inquiry, this text discusses how qualitative methodologies have strengthened the understanding of cognitive, emotional and behavioural development, and of the difficulties of growing up in contemporary society. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 530 pages, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM; JMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
Studies of human development have taken an ethnographic turn in the 1990s. In this volume, anthropologists, psychologists and sociologists discuss how qualitative methodologies have strengthened the understanding of cognitive, emotional and behavioural development, and of the difficulties of growing up in contemporary society. Part One, informed by a post-positivist philosophy of science, argues for the validity of ethnographic knowledge. Part Two examines a range of qualitative methods, from participant observation to the hermeneutic elaboration of texts. In Part Three, ethnographic methods are applied to issues of human development across the life span and to social problems including poverty, racial and ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
Series
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development
Number of Pages
530
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226399034
SKU
V9780226399034
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