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COLLECTIONS 3RD EDITION
Ethnographer's Toolkit
UK August 2026 • US August 2026
416 Pages • 25 tables
HB 9781538191231 • £110 00 / $150 00
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ePDF 9798881862541 • £33 29 / $45 00
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Bloomsbury Academic
COLLECTIONS
UK August 2026 • US August 2026
384 Pages • 20 bw
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Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research
An Introduction
Jean J Schensul & Margaret D LeCompte
Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research, Third Edition, is a comprehensive introduction to ethnographic methods
It opens by defining ethnography and considering ethical challenges in the field before exploring major theories and ways of thinking in ethnographic research The book then offers a general overview of qualitative and quantitative research, including the many different approaches to designing studies, and dives into developing a good research question A discussion of data collection and analysis are then followed by an exploration of how ethnography is used to solve critical social, health, education, and cultural issues as well as emerging trends in ethnography
New to This Edition:
--A new discussion of the decolonization of research and changes in researcher stance sheds light on alternative ethnographic interventions and raises questions of what ethnography could and should be
--New Chapter 10, “Emerging Trends in Ethnography,” covers burgeoning uses of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies as well as Indigenous and art-based research approaches and methods
--A new discussion of what research questions are, how they are formulated at different levels, and how they guide data collection enables beginner researchers to create stronger studies
--An exploration of new ethical challenges in the field, including in digital and online research
Child Marriage
Confronting Customs and Controversy
Jelena Cvorovic, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbia
Discover the social, economic, demographic, and public health impacts that child marriage has within the cultures and countries that practice it
Around the globe, one in five girls under age 18 are married, and this number can double in areas affected by poverty, conflict, and other humanitarian crises Child marriage, especially when accompanied by early and frequent pregnancy, often has sharply negative effects on female health, fertility, and mortality In a wider context, child marriage influences population dynamics, economic development, and many other aspects of the cultures in which it is practiced
Part I of this book features a collection of essays examining the drivers and consequences of modern-day child marriage Part II profiles 30 cultures that engage in child marriage around the globe, including in countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas These case studies allow readers to uncover the similarities and differences in patterns of child marriage across cultures and geographies, providing a more nuanced understanding of this complex and controversial subject
COLLECTIONS
UK May 2027 • US September 2026
368 Pages 5 tables
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Occupied Bodies, Recognition, and Riot
The Transformation of White Male Popular Culture in Philadelphia, 1785-1850
Ric N Caric, Morehead State University
Occupied Bodies, Recognition, and Riot is a study of the transition from traditional popular culture to the first forms of industrial popular culture among the white working population of Philadelphia Building from a focus on ambivalent masculinity, the book argues that traditional culture was animated by apprehensions concerning male bodies and that the anxieties and pain associated with the representation of male bodies drove the dramatic transformation of Philadelphia popular culture after 1825
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