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| List of Tables and Figures | |
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| List of Examples | |
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| Introduction to the Ethnographer's Toolkit | |
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| Defining, Collecting, Cataloging, and Analyzing Artifacts | |
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| What Is an Artifact? When Is an Artifact "Cultural"? | |
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| Characteristics of Cultural Artifacts | |
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| Why Researchers Should Use Cultural Artifacts | |
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| Distinguishing Cultural Artifacts from Other Kinds of Data | |
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| Categories of Artifacts | |
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| Problems in Collecting and Using Artifacts in Research | |
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| Categorizing and Cataloging Artifacts | |
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| Converting Artifacts into Data via Transcription | |
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| Content Analysis of Texts Representing Artifacts | |
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| Interpreting Artifacts | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Using Archival and Secondary Data in Ethnographic Research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Defining Archival and Secondary Data | |
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| Local Archival Data | |
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| Using Local Archival Data | |
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| Locating and Using Sources of Secondary Data with Local Relevance | |
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| Nonlocal Sources of Secondary Data | |
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| Using Nonlocal Quantitative Secondary Data Sets for Hypothesis Testing and Cross-National Comparisons | |
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| Using Qualitative Secondary Data Sources for Hypothesis Testing and Cross-Cultural Comparisons | |
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| Summary | |
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| Elicitation Techniques for Cultural Domain Analysis | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Eliciting Cultural Domains Using Free Lists | |
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| Eliciting Domain Structure Using Pilesorts | |
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| Eliciting Domain Structure Using Triads | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Mapping Spatial Data | |
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| The Spatial Perspective | |
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| Spatial Dimensions of Community | |
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| Spatial Dimensions of Individual Life | |
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| Spatial Dimensions of Community Institutions | |
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| Spatial Sampling | |
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| Mapping Spatial Data | |
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| Conducting Ethnographic Network Studies: Friends, Relatives, and Relevant Others | |
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| Introduction to Network Research | |
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| Key Concepts in Ethnographic Approaches to Social Networks | |
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| Ego-Centered Approaches to Understanding Networks | |
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| Constructing Communitywide Macronetworks from Ego Network Data | |
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| Full Network Relationships: Reciprocal Network Information | |
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| Network Sampling Strategies | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Studying Hidden and Hard-to-Reach Populations | |
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| What Are Hidden and Hard-to-Reach Populations? | |
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| Evolution of Hidden and Hard-to-Reach Population Research | |
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| Reaching the Hard-to-Reach: Methods for Studying Hidden Populations | |
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| Recruiting Study Participants | |
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| Methodological Considerations | |
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| Ethical Issues in Studying Hidden Populations | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Using Multimedia Techniques in Ethnographic Research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Conceptual Considerations | |
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| Methodological Considerations | |
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| Applications of Multimedia Techniques | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Creating Participatory Ethnographic Videos | |
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| Introduction to Participatory Video-Based Research | |
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| Participatory Video Methods | |
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| Identifying the Issue(s) | |
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| Designing the Research | |
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| Developing a Storyline | |
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| Preparing for Video Production | |
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| Training in Filmmaking | |
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| Skills Required of Researchers | |
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| Participatory Data Analysis | |
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| Editing Video to Communicate Results | |
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| Results Feedback, Local Screenings | |
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| Disseminating Results | |
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| Summary | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors, Artists, and Editors | |