Fieldwork/ edited by Christopher Pole.

v. 1. Origins and definitions of fieldwork -- v. 2. The fieldwork experience: methods and methodology -- v. 3. Ethics and politics in fieldwork -- v. 4. Analysis, outcomes, and reflections

VOLUME ONE: ORIGINS AND DEFINITIONS OF FIELDWORK
WHAT IS FIELDWORK?
Introduction - Everett C Hughes
The Place of Fieldwork in Social Research
Approaches to Field Research - Robert G Burgess
The Meaning of Fieldwork - B Junker
Fieldwork versus (Just) Being in the Field - Harry F Wolcott
PART TWO: FIELDWORK AND THEORY
Social Theory in Field Research - J Bensman and A Vidich
The Method of Fieldwork and the Invisible Facts of Native Law and Economics - B Malinowski
Theoretical Presuppositions of Fieldwork - R Wax
Fieldwork and the Empirical Tradition - E E Evans-Pritchard
The Logic and Social Psychology of the Field - L Schatzman and A Strauss
Situating Feminist Dilemmas in Fieldwork - Diane L Wolf
PART THREE: EARLY FIELDWORK
Frontier Anthropologist - H R Hays
Concerning Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The Convergent Period - T Penniman
The Ethnographer's Magic - George W Stocking Jr
Fieldwork in British Anthropology from Tylor to Malinowski
Confessions of Ignorance and Failure - B Malinowski
PART FOUR: FIELDWORK CLOSER TO HOME
On Anthropology at Home - D Messerschmidt
Ethnography Reconstructed - M Agar
The Development of Field Research Methods - Martin Bulmer
PART FIVE: FIELDWORK AND FIELDWORKERS
Fieldworkers as Professionals - S Kleinman and M Copp
Gender and Fieldwork Relationships - Carol B Warren
The Sex(ual) Field - Amanda Coffey


VOLUME TWO: THE FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE: METHODS AND METHODOLOGY
PART ONE: EARLY DAYS IN THE FIELD
The Art and Technology of Fieldwork - B Geer
Managing a Convincing Self-Presentation - William Shaffir
Some Personal Reflections on Entering the Field
'Introduction' and 'First Night Alone' - Hortense Powdermaker
PART TWO: SAMPLING IN THE FIELD
Sampling in Ethnographic Fieldwork - J Honnigman
Decision-Taking in the Fieldwork Process - Janet Finch and Jennifer Mason
Theoretical Sampling and Collaborative Working
PART THREE: OBSERVING IN THE FIELD
Roles in Sociological Field Observation - R Gold
Fieldwork - Harry F Wolcott
The Basic Arts
Cracking Diamonds - Gary Alan Fine
Observer Role in Little League Baseball Settings and the Acquisition of Social Competence
Getting On the Door and Staying There - David Calvey
A Covert Participant Observational Study of Bouncers
Uncovering the Ethnographer - Odette Parry
PART FOUR: FIELD TALK: INTERVIEWS AND CONVERSATIONS
The Spoken Word - Beatrice and Sydney Webb
Conversations with a Purpose - Robert G Burgess
The Ethnographic Interview in Educational Research
Is Oral History Auto//Biography? - Joanna Bornat
PART FIVE: DOCUMENTS AND THE FIELD
Evidence and Proof in Documentary Research - Jennifer Platt
Some Specific Problems of Documentary Research
Mass-Observation's Fieldwork Methods - Liz Stanley
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The Liminal Qualities of Anthropological Fieldnotes
PART SIX: VIEWING THE FIELD: VISUAL METHODS
Visual Anthropology - Marcus Banks
Image, Object and Interpretation
Picture This - A Bolton, C Pole and P Mizen
Researching Child Workers
PART SEVEN: REFLECTING ON FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE
Methods of Study - Ken Pryce
Like That Desmond Morris - Gary Armstrong


VOLUME THREE: ETHICS AND POLITICS IN FIELDWORK
PART ONE: THE RELEVANCE OF POLITICS AND ETHICS
Is Social Research Political? - Martyn Hammersley
The Politics and Ethics of Fieldwork - Maurice Punch
Muddy Boots and Grubby Hands
Deconstructing the Field - Roy Turner
PART TWO: TAKING SIDES
Whose Side Are We On? - Howard S Becker
Taking Sides in Research - Martyn Hammersley
An Assessment of the Rationales for Partisanship
Don't Shoot the Messenger - Christopher Pole
A Study in the Politics and Control of Funded Research
PART THREE: SENSITIVE AND STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
Sensitivity as a Problem in Field Research - John D Brewer
A Study of Routine Policing in Northern Ireland
Reflections on Fieldwork in Stressful Situations - Sue Cannon
Fieldworker Blues - L Corsino
Emotional Stress and Research Underinvolvement in Fieldwork Settings
Putting Down Smoke - John Hockey
Emotion and Engagement in Participant Observation
Negotiating Power and Expertise in the Field - Lynne Haney
On Being Sane in Insane Places - D Rosenhan
Problems in Publication of Field Studies - Howard S Becker
PART FOUR: DILEMMAS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ethical Dilemmas - Marlene de Laine
The Demands and Expectations of Various Audiences
Some Ethical Considerations on Fieldwork with the Police - Clive Norris
Blowing the Whistle on Police Violence - Louise Westmarland
Gender, Ethnography and Ethics
The Merits and De-Merits of Covert Participant Observation - M Bulmer
Secrecy, Risk and Responsibility - R Mitchell Jr
Getting Close by Standing Distant - D Gordon
Fieldwork with Proselytising Groups


VOLUME FOUR: FIELDWORK: ANALYSIS, OUTCOMES AND REFLECTIONS
PART ONE: ANALYZING FIELDWORK
Strategies for Analyzing - L Schatzman and A Strauss
Grounded Theory Methodology - A Strauss and J Corbin
An Overview
Grounded Theory and Field Research - Derek Layder
Focusing the Study and Analyzing the Data - Willian Foote Whyte
Meanings and Metaphors - Amanda Coffey and Paul Atkinson
PART TWO: FIELDWORK AND THE AUTHOR
Reinstating the Author - Clive Seale
Whose Life Is It Anyway? - Clifford Geertz
Being There - Clifford Geertz
On Ethnographic Authority - James Clifford
PART THREE: REPRESENTING FIELDWORK
Ethnography and the Representation of Reality - Paul Atkinson
Ethnography as Narrative - Edward Bruner
The Rhetorical Turn in Ethnography - Martyn Hammersley
Administering Poison - Jack Sanger
Reporting Observations
PART FOUR: AUTOETHNOGRAPHY AND WRITING AS METHOD
Autoethnography, Personal Narrative Reflexivity - Carolyn Ellis and Arthur Bochner
Writing a Method of Inquiry - Laurel Richardson
PART FIVE: LEAVING THE FIELD
Leaving the Dim-Moon City of Delight - Sara Delamont
Terminating Your Fieldwork
Keeping in Touch - Brian Miller and Laud Humphreys
Maintaining Contact with Stigmatized Subjects