Anthropological Research

Process and Application

AvJohn J. Poggie Jr.,Billie R. DeWalt

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

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The authors of this book share a common assumption about anthropology-that replicable and systematic procedures of data collection and analysis are essential requirements for building useful cultural theory. They view cultural theory as both an aid to understanding sociocultural phenomena, and as an aid in changing existing social conditions.This book focuses on five specific themes representing a set of principles for conducting research: the importance of intra-cultural variation; the blending of qualitative and quantitative approaches; the search for micro/macro levels of generalization; the innovative matching of methodology to research problems; and the practical or applied merit of systematically generated and evaluated theory. It contributes to scientific anthropology and shows that the credibility and utility of anthropological research in policy matters is enhanced by scientific research methodology.

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Utgivningsdatum:1992-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:635 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Advances in Applied Anthropology
Antal sidor:334
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791410011

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John J. Poggie, Jr. is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Rhode Island. Billie R. DeWalt is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. William W. Dressler is Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

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"The book will provide an important intellectual springboard for some of the new directions anthropology is taking at the present time." — Robert Trotter, Northern Arizona University

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Tables and Figures Preface 1. Anthropological Research: Process and Application Introduction II. Intracultural Variation Introduction to Part Two 1. Culture, Stress, and Depressive Symptoms: Building and Testing a Model in a Specific SettingWilliam W. Dressler2. Pattern Probability Models of Intracultural Diversity: Tobacco Smoking Among Shrimp FishermenMichael C. Robbins and Annette Kline3. Intracultural and Intrasocial Variability as a Tool for Policy Making in Fisheries Development and ManagementJohn J. Poggie, Jr.III. Qualitative/Quantitative Introduction to Part Three 4. Child Feeding During Diarrhea in North India: The Use of Complementary MethodsMargaret E. Bentley, Gretel H. Pelto, Lindsay H. Allen, Meenu Mathur, and Dijouratie Sanogo5. Patients' Use of Freestanding Emergency Centers: A Multimethod Approach to Health Services ResearchBarbara Rylko-Bauer6. The Sociocultural Environment in the Genesis and Amelioration of Opium DependenceJoseph WestermeyerIV. Microlevel/Macrolevel Introduction to Part Four 7. Society and Land Degradation in Central America: Issues in Theory, Method and PracticeSusan C.Stonic8. Agrarian Reform and the Food Crisis in Mexico: Microlevel and Macrolevel ProcessesKathleen M. Dewalt And Billie R. Dewalt9. Unwanted Children as a Consequence of Delocalization in Modern KenyaPhilip L. KilbrideV. Methods for Special Purposes Introduction to Part Five 10. "Practical History" and the Poarch Creeks: A Meeting Ground for Anthropologist and Tribal LeadersJ. Anthony Paredes11. Domain Analysis of Lost Scenes from Roanoke, West Virginia: An Aid to Modeling in Historic PreservationJohn M. Roberts And Ronald C. CarlisleVI. Epilogue Introduction to Part Six 12. Anthropological Research Methods and Applications: Taking StockPertti J. PeltoNotes and References Contributors Index