present
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3
ETHNOGRAPHY AND REALISM
ot tlw that
that the probe in that
research need n my view empirical rear
Felection on te practice und produc
Ehlowpn Bat there te expe fom
that comerp
dub about the widesprend aceptance of‘dry Bi aews
van
on the basi of false premc und
6among ethnogee
sumptions
gem Gn the
Fealeg an tea derived ro Wiliam James rather than from
leche specie hee ate worlds of eed ie
ig games, Pri
v's spplication af hese eas vo the
ther cultures. Winch arpues that we can
nd the Belch and actions of peop ina naiey sey
n our ov, for example Use surrounding Lande
resp
ef
lesop
196 snd
here wat wide reco
1978)"Avariety ofa
sun's book The Sacre of Se
in (Kuhn 1962}. Kun argued that we eannet see the
nceas the cumslave development of more scare
ch hneweige sbt the ea
mena oer
td understood, there Belngemboded“This because what counts a edence, nd isn
tad changes wii ng Aes
Agena radio, sucht the ea ph
(ental experiment
‘of what as e are to give tothe cain
iatre
especially
ive coats of ethnography compared ei
flection? And why should ome ‘ales be pabished
"a? Of cour in place of theto recognte that relat
Frere agent danger of
cures nt a crne: by Se
an maintain tet ine existence phen
‘erin about the vali of any knowledge
tay someiner be faced wth
the asempeone
re crreny ke wb bond entoable
ge
sya een clement of
Pat of realy and fo at poet of view
dent of The mais tue of ay hnowledge
cn by “independence hee
fing nor slerefuing
always depends om other cond
wheter other actor interen for
toca esse ings have
anexiremely nes incace o
im of wcial esearch to repr
us aay be
cw which mabes some features athe pheno
Florantand ethers irlerant Thus tere canefor such cect dying
ying tha ml
Wether we
ty of any acco
Mere are srt ofa
ephin, ora indiestore
held bythe people producing them. Hess
"Sk of undenstinding
‘suspend any of her/his own Bliss that conic
thon being dexibed and Cxplney ates hte et
or fait ofan account carer no itpicaton for how
Puied. On the other and, we may we acco
nformatin about tie
cn Hee ne mu be enced
i tenn of the Sof evr ef‘hat what
ot Sa hooper
eed wit + ark choice between nave realism and4
BY WHAT CRITERIA SHOULD
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
BE JUDGED?
eres Considerable debate abou what consuls good ethno.
grap and indeed: about wt
Kc osionson hse to be ond among
ke whem hee,
‘There are thote who argue Dat we mut apply theme criteria
(ethnographic research as are employed ty quandatre
Uke rounds hat ete ar the criteria
‘work should be judged. From this plat
is one method among ote and