Faith in Ethnographic Process

This article addresses methodological points related to ethnography that are not found as commonly in social scientific methods sections: the anxiety related to the development of ethnographic research question(s), decisions regarding sampling, and the extensive process of coding and analysis. I arg...

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Auteur principal: Jenkins, Kathleen E. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2016
Dans: Ecclesial practices
Année: 2016, Volume: 3, Numéro: 2, Pages: 182-189
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
CA Christianisme
Sujets non-standardisés:B Ethnography methods congregations
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:This article addresses methodological points related to ethnography that are not found as commonly in social scientific methods sections: the anxiety related to the development of ethnographic research question(s), decisions regarding sampling, and the extensive process of coding and analysis. I argue that embracing serendipity in ethnographic research and developing trust in an analytic method is a valuable stance for addressing sociological and practical theological questions in the study of dynamic religious communities.
ISSN:2214-4471
Contient:In: Ecclesial practices
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22144471-00302004