Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology

H. Russell Bernard is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Florida and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is author of Research Methods in Anthropology, Fifth Edition, author of Social Research Methods, and founder and editor of the journal Field Methods.Clarence C. Gravlee is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Florida. He is editor of Medical Anthropology Quarterly and has published in American Anthropologist, Current Anthropology, American Journal of Public Health, Annual Review of Anthropology, and more.

• Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, Second EditionH. Russell Bernard and Clarence C. Gravlee, EditorsPrefaceIntroductionH. Russell Bernard and Clarence C. GravleeSection I. Perspectives1. EpistemologyMichael Schnegg2. Meaningful methodsJames W. Fernandez and Michael Herzfeld3. Research design and research strategies in cultural anthropologyJeffrey C. Johnson and Daniel J. Hruschka4. EthicsCarolyn Fluehr-Lobban5. Feminist methodsChristine Ward Gailey6. Participatory methods: Conceptual and methodological approaches to collaborative community-based transformational research for changeStephen Schensul, Jean Schensul, Merrill Singer, Margaret Weeks, and Marie BraultSection II. Acquiring Information7. Sampling and selecting participants in field researchGreg Guest8. Participant observationKathleen Musante (aka DeWalt)9. Behavioral observationRaymond Hames and Michael Paolisso10. Person-centered interviewingRobert I. Levy and Doug W. Hollan11. Structured interviewing and questionnaire constructionSusan Weller12. Discourse-centered methodsBrenda Farnell and Laura R. Graham13. Visual anthropologyFadwa El Guindi14. Ethnographic methods for Internet culturesJeffrey Snodgrass15. Survey methodsWilliam W. Dressler and Kathy OthsSection III. Interpreting Information16. Reasoning with numbersW. Penn Handwerker and Steve Borgatti17. Text analysisAmber Wutich, Gery Ryan, and H. Russell Bernard18. Cross-cultural researchCarol Ember, Melvin Ember, and Peter N. Peregrine19. Spatial analysisEduardo S. Brondizio and Tracy Van Holt20. Social network analysisChristopher McCarty and José Luis MolinaSection IV. Applying and Presenting Information21. Methods in applied anthropologyRobert Trotter, Jean Schensul, and Kristin M. Kostick22. Ethnographic writing and presenting anthropologyConrad Kottak23. Public anthropologyThomas Hylland EriksenAuthor Index

Editors Bernard and Gravlee focus on the core aspect: fieldwork. The second edition of this handbook is organized into four parts: 'Perspectives,' 'Acquiring Information,' 'Interpreting Information,' and 'Applying and Presenting Information. The 23 chapters were each separately authored; some are by well-known anthropologists and others by those not so well-known. All have lengthy reference lists. . . .Nevertheless, the excellent essays certainly will be of use to experts wanting to expand their repertoire and to novices. Contributors cover topics ranging from epistemology to survey methods and from the classic participant observation to contemporary fieldwork in online environments. This highly readable collection will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students alike and be a useful addition to college and university libraries collecting in the social sciences. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.