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H. Russell Bernard is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Florida and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is author of Research Methods in Anthropology, Fifth Edition, author of Social Research Methods, and founder and editor of the journal Field Methods.
Clarence C. Gravlee is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Florida. He is editor of Medical Anthropology Quarterly and has published in American Anthropologist, Current Anthropology, American Journal of Public Health, Annual Review of Anthropology, and more.
Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, Second Edition
H. Russell Bernard and Clarence C. Gravlee, Editors
Preface
IntroductionH. Russell Bernard and Clarence C. Gravlee
Section I. Perspectives
1. EpistemologyMichael Schnegg
2. Meaningful methodsJames W. Fernandez and Michael Herzfeld
3. Research design and research strategies in cultural anthropologyJeffrey C. Johnson and Daniel J. Hruschka
4. EthicsCarolyn Fluehr-Lobban
5. Feminist methodsChristine Ward Gailey
6. Participatory methods: Conceptual and methodological approaches to collaborative community-based transformational research for change
Stephen Schensul, Jean Schensul, Merrill Singer, Margaret Weeks, and Marie Brault
Section II. Acquiring Information
7. Sampling and selecting participants in field researchGreg Guest
8. Participant observationKathleen Musante (aka DeWalt)
9. Behavioral observationRaymond Hames and Michael Paolisso
10. Person-centered interviewingRobert I. Levy and Doug W. Hollan
11. Structured interviewing and questionnaire constructionSusan Weller
12. Discourse-centered methodsBrenda Farnell and Laura R. Graham
13. Visual anthropologyFadwa El Guindi
14. Ethnographic methods for Internet culturesJeffrey Snodgrass
15. Survey methodsWilliam W. Dressler and Kathy Oths
Section III. Interpreting Information
16. Reasoning with numbersW. Penn Handwerker and Steve Borgatti
17. Text analysisAmber Wutich, Gery Ryan, and H. Russell Bernard
18. Cross-cultural researchCarol Ember, Melvin Ember, and Peter N. Peregrine
19. Spatial analysisEduardo S. Brondizio and Tracy Van Holt
20. Social network analysisChristopher McCarty and José Luis Molina
Section IV. Applying and Presenting Information
21. Methods in applied anthropologyRobert Trotter, Jean Schensul, and Kristin M. Kostick
22. Ethnographic writing and presenting anthropologyConrad Kottak
23. Public anthropologyThomas Hylland Eriksen
Author Index
This significantly expanded second edition is bound to become the quintessential reference book for every anthropologist engaged in active field research. With sixteen updated chapters and eight entirely new ones—on topics ranging from online ethnography to GIS to public anthropology—this volume is a treasure trove of sound methodological strategies imparted by leading figures in the discipline. A must-read for everyone from graduate students headed for the field to established academics and applied anthropologists.
— Marcia Inhorn, Yale University
A timely update that provides rich and in-depth overviews on contemporary methods in cultural anthropology. Each chapter is written by experts in the particular methodology, making this second edition an excellent companion to Bernard’s Research Methods in Anthropology.
— Douglas W. Hume, Northern Kentucky University; Treasurer, Society for Anthropological Sciences
I challenge any anthropologist to read this expanded second edition and not contemplate adding one of the described methods to his or her own toolbox. The chapters invite us to reflect upon the nuances of our methodological choices and encourage us to move beyond a polarizing divide between quantitative and qualitative research—to embrace the no-longer-stranger notion that both may contribute to the anthropologists' craft. This new edition is easily classified as essential reading.
— M. Cameron Hay, Miami University; author, Remembering to Live: Illness at the Intersection of Anxiety and Knowledge in Rural Indonesia
Editors Bernard and Gravlee focus on the core aspect: fieldwork. The second edition of this handbook is organized into four parts: 'Perspectives,' 'Acquiring Information,' 'Interpreting Information,' and 'Applying and Presenting Information. The 23 chapters were each separately authored; some are by well-known anthropologists and others by those not so well-known. All have lengthy reference lists. . . .Nevertheless, the excellent essays certainly will be of use to experts wanting to expand their repertoire and to novices. Contributors cover topics ranging from epistemology to survey methods and from the classic participant observation to contemporary fieldwork in online environments. This highly readable collection will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students alike and be a useful addition to college and university libraries collecting in the social sciences. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.
— Choice Reviews
Compiles in a single, comprehensive volume the varied and numerous methods any cultural anthropologist will encounter over the course of a career.
Brief chapters by experts in particular methodologies provide deep insight into their application and usage.
Explores the contemporary range of methods available to anthropologists, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches.