ANTHROP 3P03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-8: 5,6,7,8, Ethnography, Participant Observation
18 Apr 2018
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Commentary: ethnography essentials chapter 5, 6, 7, 8. In chapter five, the author deals with collecting the data and notes needed for ethnography. The author explains that more notes that are taken, the more efficient the ethnographer becomes at note taking and writing in general. Part of the ethnographer"s role is to take note of the ethnographic data as quickly as possible, as it has a fleeting nature, according to the author. Ethnographies should be as detailed as possible, but the ethnographer should be able to differentiate between what is important and relevant to the ethnography compared to what is unnecessary. To achieve this, the notes attained during interviews, using note taking, or recording, should answer the research question(s). Although interviews require informed consent, it is worth noting that there is one exception, as the author notes, the exception being public events. Even if this is the only exception, the ethnographic data still comes from observing people and being involved.
