Studying Culture: Ethnographic

Frameworks
Nine Dimensions

Who invented — JP Spratley (1980)

1. SPACE — layout of the physical setting; rooms, outdoor spaces,

etc.
2. ACTORS — the names and relevant details of the people
involved
3. ACTIVITIES — the various activities of the actors
4. OBJECTS — physical elements: furniture etc.
5. ACTS — specific individual actions
6. EVENTS — particular occasions, e.g. meetings
7. TIME — the sequence of events
8. GOALS — what actors are attempting to accomplish
9. FEELINGS — emotions in particular contexts

LATCH Framework

Who invented — Richard Wurman (1996)

1. L — Location — Compare information sources

2. A— Alphabet — Used for large volume of data
3. L — Time — Used for events that occur over measurable
duration of time
4. A — Category — Grouped by similarity characteristics
5. H — Hierarchy — Information is organized on a scale

Bringing the Outside In

Who Invented — P Sotirin (1999)

1. Territory — including space and architecture

2. Stuff — furniture, possession, private/public, visual signs,
technology
3. People — flows, dress, bodies, nonverbal behaviors, authority,
affection
4. Talk — conversation, vocabularies

POSTA Framework

Who invented — Pat Sachs (1999)

1. P — Person
2. O — Objects
3. S — Situations
4. T — Time
5. A — Activity