Participant Intervention in the Field

Bibliographic Data

ID2497515
AuthorsAllan R Holmberg (Cornell University, corresponding author)
Year1955
Volume14
Issue1
Pages23-26
Publication date1955-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Organization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17730/humo.14.1.nk7297551616367l
OpenAlexW1966279748
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Traditionally, anthropologists have approached the study of culture change from the perspective of the outside observer of a naturally on-going process. By contrast, few attempts have been made to approach the study of change from the perspective of the intervening participant; in other words, as both the designer and activator of a socio-cultural process. It is the purpose of this paper to explore some of the potentialities of this latter method—called here the method of participant intervention—as a possibly fruitful approach to further investigation of the dynamics of culture change. Specifically, there are three points on which the paper will focus:1. The characteristics by which the method of participant intervention may be distinguished from other approaches to the study of change.2. The role of the investigator in the application of this method in the field.3. Some of the possible contributions of this approach to theory and method in the field of culture change

Field (mathematics) · Intervention (counseling) · Participant observation · Psychiatry · Sociology · Anthropology · Mathematics · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Youth Development and Social Support

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