The Use of Models in Anthropological Fieldwork
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3010281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley R Barrett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 161-181 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.32.2.3629661 |
| OpenAlex | W2330126196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper describes my attempt to use a deductive procedure in anthropological fieldwork. The initial results confirmed the major hypothesis taken to the field, and it appeared that fieldwork may be amenable to a more rigorous approach than normally has been the case. Eventually, however, it became clear that the theoretical framework adopted prior to fieldwork resulted in a distorted view of reality, and only when this framework was discarded was it possible to solve the major research problems. The paper concludes with an argument for the orthodox inductive procedure characteristic of social anthropology
Argument (complex analysis) · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Sociology · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Mathematics · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 1994 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |