Realist Ethnography, commonly used by cultural anthropologists. The cultural is
about life, work life and social networks. Realist ethnography is the type of Ethnography research design. Realist ethnography is one of objective research, which has relation with the situation, and generally written by third person point of view. The meaning of third person point of view is the person who does not take side and report he or she point of view. Commonly, The realist ethnographer does not make personal reflections in the research report and keep being reporter who always know about the fact. In realist ethnography, the researcher does not report an objective data in a measured form which uncontaminated by political goals and judgement.
The Critical Ethnography
Critical Ethnography is type of ethnography research which is the researcher
interesting to espouse the emancipation of groups marginalized in society. Through critical ethnography, the researcher or an individu who has polical mind, make an advocation and against inequality and domination. In critical ethnography, the researcher write the research as the marginalized groups. The researcher has a big tolerance and pay attention between each other. The aim for critical ethnography is to improve the marginalized gropus.
The difference between The Realist Ethnography and The Critical Ethnography.
In critical ethnography, there is not objective researcher such in Realist Ethnography.
In Realist Ethnography. The researcher write the report using third person point of view. In critical, the researcher write the report using an advocation to the subject of the research.