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Participant Observation

By: James P. Spradley

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Spradley should be read by anyone who wants to gain a true understanding of the process of participant observation. This text is a follow-up to his ethnographic research handbook, The Ethnographic Interview, and guides readers through the technique of participant observation to research ethnography and culture. Spradley shows how to analyze collected data and to write an ethnography. The appendices include research questions and writing tasks.

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Waveland Press

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1478633247

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9781478633242

You Owe Yourself a Drunk

An Ethnography of Urban Nomads

By: James P. Spradley

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You Owe Yourself a Drunk

An Ethnography of Urban Nomads

By: James P. Spradley

While You Owe Yourself a Drunk was far from the first anthropological study of a non-native population in North America, its appearance marked an early stage in an increasingly evident shift toward bringing anthropology home. Now available from Waveland Press, Spradleys carefully researched portrayal of skid row men in Seattle in the late sixties documents their treatment by jails and the legal system in a time before homelessness became a recognized problem. As a result of Spradleys elegant and impassioned writing, the book became a sharp challenge to politicians, policymakers, judges, police, and others inclined to punish people for the crime of poverty. The insights he gained from studying the tramp culture of Seattle ultimately were seen as highly significant in the treatment of recidivist alcoholics as well as in creating a more appropriate and human response to public drunkenness. This now-classic landmark study in urban ethnography stands as a shining example of the direct application of distinctly anthropological concepts and methods to address real-world problems. But more important, it represents a poignant challenge to society about our capacity to endure and accept nonconformity and social diversity. The Waveland reissue includes a valuable retrospective introduction by Merrill Singer.

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Waveland Press

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1478610360

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9781478610366

The Ethnographic Interview

By: James P. Spradley

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The Ethnographic Interview

By: James P. Spradley

A must-read classic for anyone—academic ethnographers to market researchers—involved with data collection from individual human beings. The Ethnographic Interview is a practical, self-teaching handbook that guides readers step-by-step through interview techniques commonly used to research ethnography and culture. The text also shows how to analyze collected data and how to write an ethnography. Appendices include research questions and writing tasks.

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Waveland Press

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1478633212

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Knowing the Context

Frames, Tools, and Signs for Preaching

By: James R. Nieman

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Knowing the Context

Frames, Tools, and Signs for Preaching

By: James R. Nieman

* Provides a specific and disciplined set of tools for study and analysis of contexts * Helps preachers to discern values, meanings, and worldviews in their contexts * Keyed to online sermon samples and other Web-based features to enhance teaching

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Fortress Press

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1451410646

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9781451410648

The Meaning of Social Interaction

An Introduction to Social Psychology

By: Jeffrey E. Nash,James M. Calonico

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The Meaning of Social Interaction

An Introduction to Social Psychology

By: Jeffrey E. Nash,James M. Calonico

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1461644771

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The Cocktail Waitress

Woman's Work in a Man's World

By: James P. Spradley,Brenda E. Mann

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The Cocktail Waitress

Woman's Work in a Man's World

By: James P. Spradley,Brenda E. Mann

A 1975 classic, this highly readable, in-depth study examines a familiar female role in contemporary American society. The authors apply fieldwork methods to the study of social behavior in a college baras viewed from the perspective of cocktail waitresses. They describe in detail the day-to-day lives of women and the meaning of work for women in a mans world. Not a feminist tract, their book provides a wealth of empirical data on the nature of being female in our culture. The Cocktail Waitress examines female/male relationships as well as patterns of male dominance in social interaction, and shows how these are linked to more general issues in anthropology. The work teaches important social science concepts while always dealing with the college students own world. Its objective presentation of the waitress casts light on significant social issues and the role of women in todays society, together with the manner in which female-male roles are interlocked.

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Waveland Press

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1478610379

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Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

By: James P. Spradley,David W. McCurdy

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Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology

By: James P. Spradley,David W. McCurdy

Demonstrate the nature of culture and its influence on people's lives. For over 40 years, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict has brought together original readings and cutting edge research alongside classic works as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. Its readings cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The Fourteenth Edition incorporates successful articles from past editions and fresh ideas from the field to show fascinating perspectives on the human experience. Teaching and Learning Experience Personalize Learning - MyAnthroLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - Articles, article introductions and review questions encourage students to examine their assumptions, discern hidden values, evaluate evidence, assess their conclusions, and more! Engage Students - Section parts, key terms, maps, a glossary and subject index all spark student interest and illustrate the reader's main points with examples and visuals from daily life. Support Instructors - Teaching your course just got easier! You can create a Customized Text or use our Instructor's Manual, Electronic "MyTest" Test Bank or PowerPoint Presentation Slides. Additionally, Conformity and Conflict's part introductions parallel the basic concepts taught in introductory courses - which allow the book to be used alone as a reader or in conjunction with a main text. Note: MyAnthroLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyAnthroLab, please visit www.MyAnthroLab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MyAnthroLab (at no additional cost): VP ISBN-10: 0205176011/ISBN-13: 9780205176014

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Jill Potash

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0205234100

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9780205234103

Deaf Like Me

By: Thomas S. Spradley,James P. Spradley

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Deaf Like Me

By: Thomas S. Spradley,James P. Spradley

The parents of a child born without hearing describe their efforts to reach across the barrier of silence to teach their daughter to speak and enjoy a normal life.

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Gallaudet University Press

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0930323114

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9780930323110

The Cultural Experience

Ethnography in Complex Society, Second Edition

By: David W. McCurdy,James P. Spradley,Dianna J. Shandy

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The Cultural Experience

Ethnography in Complex Society, Second Edition

By: David W. McCurdy,James P. Spradley,Dianna J. Shandy

The Cultural Experience has helped generations of undergraduates discover the excitement of ethnographic research through participation in relatively familiar cultures in North American society. Grounded in the interviewing-based ethnographic technique known as ethnosemantics, the latest edition continues to treat ethnography as a discovery process. Students are taught how to set up an ethnographic field study, choose a microculture, and find and approach an informant, as well as how to ask ethnographic questions, record data, and organize and analyze what they have learned. Detailed instruction on how to write an ethnography is also provided. The guidelines are followed by ten short but substantive, well-written student ethnographies on such microcultures as exotic dancing, firefighting, pest extermination, and the work of midwives and police detectives. The Second Edition of this popular classroom volume includes boxed inserts that offer suggestions to aid in the research process, material on how to use observation and narratives with the ethnosemantic approach, an emphasis on how to find cultural themes and adaptive challenges by analyzing ethnographic field data, and extensive strategies for writing the final ethnographic paper. It also presents a comprehensive treatment of ethical responsibilities as well as a discussion of the significance of ethnographic research and its applications in the workplace.

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Waveland Press

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1478609605

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Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology, Instructor's Manual and Test Bank

By: James Spradley,David W. McCurdy

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Conformity and Conflict

Readings in Cultural Anthropology, Instructor's Manual and Test Bank

By: James Spradley,David W. McCurdy

On anthropology, human behavior and events.

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0205317480

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Participant Observation

By: James P. Spradley

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Participant Observation

By: James P. Spradley

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1478633247

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Method in Ministry

Theological Reflection and Christian Ministry

By: James D. Whitehead,Evelyn Eaton Whitehead

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Method in Ministry

Theological Reflection and Christian Ministry

By: James D. Whitehead,Evelyn Eaton Whitehead

Theological Reflection and Christian Ministry James & Evelyn Whitehead Topics ranging from Tradition and the minister to the broad concerns of theology in conversation with culture.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1556128061

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Religion and Schooling in Contemporary America

Confronting Our Cultural Pluralism

By: Thomas C. Hunt,James C. Carper

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Religion and Schooling in Contemporary America

Confronting Our Cultural Pluralism

By: Thomas C. Hunt,James C. Carper

With articles dealing with denomination, law, public policy and financing this anthology grants an evenhanded view of the impact of religion on our nation's public schools.

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Routledge

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1135629374

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Jesse James, My Father

The First and Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written

By: Jesse James

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Jesse James, My Father

The First and Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written

By: Jesse James

Hardcover reprint of the original 1906 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: James, Jesse. Jesse James, My Father: The First And Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: James, Jesse. Jesse James, My Father: The First And Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written, . Cleveland, U.S.A.: Arthur Westbrook Co., 1906. Subject: James, Jesse, 1847-1882

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Book's by James P. Spradley

Participant Observation

Participant Observation

You Owe Yourself a Drunk

You Owe Yourself a Drunk

The Ethnographic Interview

The Ethnographic Interview

Knowing the Context

Knowing the Context

The Meaning of Social Interaction

The Meaning of Social Interaction

The Cocktail Waitress

The Cocktail Waitress

Conformity and Conflict

Conformity and Conflict

Deaf Like Me

Deaf Like Me

The Cultural Experience

The Cultural Experience

Conformity and Conflict

Conformity and Conflict

Participant Observation

Participant Observation

Method in Ministry

Method in Ministry

Religion and Schooling in Contemporary America

Religion and Schooling in Contemporary America

Jesse James, My Father

Jesse James, My Father

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