Description
About the Author
Shula Reinharz is Jacob Potofsky Professor of Sociology at Brandeis. She is also Founding Director of the Women's Studies Research Center and Founding Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. Dr. Reinharz is the author or coauthor of several books, including Feminist Methods in Social Research (OUP, 1992).
Reviews
"Observing the Observer makes an important contribution to the literature on social science methodology by focusing on the process of conducting field research and how this process shapes our findings (and ourselves). The book fills an important gap in this literature by not only highlighting various nuts-and-bolts aspects of carrying out field research but also by bringing in a personal perspective on the process."--Melanie Cammett, Harvard University "Several sections are quite unique to the literature on qualitative research (i.e., the sections on motherhood and fieldwork and on absent selves) and will make a significant and very useful contribution. The book raises issues that are not addressed in any other methodological text I have seen. I think it would create rich discussion and ultimately be helpful for doctoral students preparing to embark upon ethnographic projects."--Cynthia Miller-Idriss, New York University "Observing the Observer is the best discussion of the self in fieldwork that I have read, without a doubt."--Linda Grant, University of Georgia
Book Information
ISBN 9780195397802
Author Shulamit Reinharz
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 152mm * 231mm * 13mm