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Ethnography: Principles in Practice, Chapters 1 4 Introduction: start by having the class create a compare / contrast chart on the board

d regarding the differences and similarities of the positivist to the naturalist perspective. Use this to review for Chapter One: Discussion Questions Chapter One Hammersley and Atkinson make the argument that within ethnographic research, we can exploit the presence of the researcher. How do we do this? In what ways does this contrast to the positivist paradigm? Hammersely and Atkinson assert that the naturalist resists schemes or models which over-simplify the complexity of everyday life. As novice ethnographers how can we achieve this? How do we distinguish if we are too simple? Hammersley and Atkinson address that researchers do enter fields with biases and preconceived notions. However, naturalists welcome when these notions are not fulfilled. Have you ever had this experience in any form of ethnographic research? How about with your experiences at the senior center?

Chapter Two Hammersley and Atkinson provide various ways that we can find problems to study within ethnographic research. However, they also suggest that we will be restricted by who and what will be funded. As researchers, how do we find a balance between these two? Regarding ethnographic research, the authors lay out the difference between how a positivist and naturist would enter the field. Hammersley and Atkinson acknowledge that despite the researchers best efforts, they can never enter the field without any sort of preconceived notions or biases. However, these authors argue that we must let the research emerge as much as possible. What is the difference then between a research question and a foreshadowed problem? Do we use foreshadowed problems in qualitative research as a whole? In regards to selecting a setting, Hammersley and Atkinson note that generally speaking, of course, the more setting studied the less time can be spent in each. The researcher must make a trade-off here between breadth and depth of investigation. How do we do this?

Chapter Three Hammersley and Atkinson pose several strategies one may use to acquire access (hanging around the scene, networking, becoming similar to the group somehow). Think about your own pseudo ethnographic experience. Do you have any tools you might be able to apply that will help you gain access?

Chapter Four Chapter four discusses the various roles we can incorporate when entering and exiting the field. Think about dress, speech, demeanor, etc. Will you choose to manipulate any of these in regards to your own ethnographic study? If so, what advantage are you attempting to gain by doing so?

Activity: have students work with partners in ethnography exercise regarding social events Possible Social Events to look at:
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