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The ethnography of craft and the craft of ethnography : asking for help in the workplace /

This case study questions ethnographic practice and focuses on a specific social interaction: how members of a professional group (cabinetmakers) ask for help in the workshop. The aim of this contribution is to give an example of potential uses of ethnographic tools--such as observation--and to enco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zouggari, Najate (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018.
Series:SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Cabinetmakers > Case studies.
Help-seeking behavior > Case studies.
Ethnology > Methodology.
Ébénistes > Études de cas.
Demande d'aide > Études de cas.
Ethnologie > Méthodologie.
Cabinetmakers.
Help-seeking behavior.
Case studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This case study questions ethnographic practice and focuses on a specific social interaction: how members of a professional group (cabinetmakers) ask for help in the workshop. The aim of this contribution is to give an example of potential uses of ethnographic tools--such as observation--and to encourage students to exercise an ethnographic awareness while bearing in mind and questioning the effects of their own social position on their research.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526444349
1526444348