Talk:Ethnography
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[edit] should enter a discussion on business ethnography here as well
Hoyamann 20:16, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] need to distinguish between the genre of writing and the research done to support it
The term ethnography is actually more precise than what the article suggests: Ethnography denotes the monograph that scholars (anthropologists) write following their research. The research itself is called ethnographic research -- not ethnography! The methods are called ethnographic methods.
I agree but also there is different uses of the term and understanding of ethnography. Anthropologists and sociologists (at least in the US) use the same term for different things. 65.6.182.51 00:59, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ruth Fulton Benedict
Mention should be made here of Ruth Fulton Benedict.
[edit] quantitative and qualitative
Ethnography isn't just qualitative research. It uses elements of quantitative data as well, depending on the style of the ethnographer. test
- Agreed, ethnographic writing may include survey data and other quantitative writing. It's up to the author to include such fieldwork.falsedef 07:46, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
In the beginning of the article is stated that Ethnos=nation. when you look at the "Ethnicity" page here on wikipedia, it states ethnos=people. to my knowledge the latter is better corresponding with the original greek term.
[edit] Plagarized?
This whole article appears to be copied directly from http://en.allexperts.com/e/e/et/ethnography.htm
--192.43.227.18 12:21, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. Someone needs to start it from scratch.
- Allexperts is clearly using the content from here, not the other way around, and they are using it according to the copyright as far as I can tell. --Ronz 23:55, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Digital Ethnography
I referenced Wikipedia's Ethnography entry in a published article focusing on Professor Wesch and Digital Ethnography. I think the Ethnography entry would benefit from Professor Wesch or other expert's opinion on Digital Ethnography. --Dkaufman1 15:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- I've read the article numerous times now and don't see any mention that any part of this article comes from a Chicago newspaper. It doesn't hold up to WP:EL. I suggest you post some sources here for examination by other editors. --Ronz 15:52, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ethnography of communication
It seems here to me that the absence of description or even mention of the ethnography of communication is really obvious. And putting aside the fact that I personally think it should get at least a mention, I noticed that ethnography of communication redirects here, yet there is no explanation or further mention of it. Shall I try and work it in? I'll probably give it its own section... thoughts? Electriceel [Talk] 11:43, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
- Well, I've started it's own page (ethnography of communication) rather than section, so anyone with anything good to contribute, do! Electriceel [ə.lɛk.tʃɹɪk il] 01:24, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Awful Introduction
"Ethnography is the genre of writing that presents varying degrees of qualitative and quantitative descriptions of human social phenomena, based on fieldwork"
This is just bad. Can someone with knowledge of the field please come up with something a little less obtuse and less confusing?--Gatfish (talk) 22:50, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
