Understanding ethnographic texts /

Paul Atkinson presents useful advice on how to read, and therefore how to write, ethnography. He examines how ethnographers create field notes and how they do interview transcriptions, inevitably revealing the author's hand. He outlines various literary conventions used in ethnographic writing.

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Main Author: Atkinson, Paul, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1992.
Series:Qualitative research methods ; v. 25.
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490 1 |a Qualitative research methods ;  |v v. 25 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 8 |a Paul Atkinson presents useful advice on how to read, and therefore how to write, ethnography. He examines how ethnographers create field notes and how they do interview transcriptions, inevitably revealing the author's hand. He outlines various literary conventions used in ethnographic writing. 
505 0 0 |t Introduction --  |t The Field as Text --  |t Inscriptions --  |t Transcriptions --  |t Genres --  |t Alternatives --  |t Conclusion. 
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650 0 |a Ethnology  |x Methodology. 
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