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Most anthropologists are doing straightforward ethnography, and should.
Clifford Geertz

Meaning of "ethnography" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ETHNOGRAPHY

ethnography  [ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETHNOGRAPHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ethnography is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ETHNOGRAPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ethnography

Ethnography

Ethnography is the systematic study of peoples and cultures. It is designed to explore cultural phenomena where the researcher observes society from the point of view of the subject of the study. An ethnography is a means to represent graphically and in writing the culture of a group. The word can thus be said to have a "double meaning," which partly depends on whether it is used as a count noun or uncountably. The resulting field study or a case report reflects the knowledge and the system of meanings in the lives of a cultural group. Ethnography, as the empirical data on human societies and cultures, was pioneered in the biological, social, and cultural branches of anthropology but has also become popular in the social sciences in general—sociology, communication studies, history—wherever people study ethnic groups, formations, compositions, resettlements, social welfare characteristics, materiality, spirituality, and a people's ethnogenesis. The typical ethnography is a holistic study and so includes a brief history, and an analysis of the terrain, the climate, and the habitat.

Definition of ethnography in the English dictionary

The definition of ethnography in the dictionary is the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETHNOGRAPHY


antipornography
ˌæntɪpɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
hymnography
hɪmˈnɒɡrəfɪ
ichnography
ɪkˈnɒɡrəfɪ
iconography
ˌaɪkɒˈnɒɡrəfɪ
monography
mɒˈnɒɡrəfɪ
oceanography
ˌəʊʃəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
organography
ˌɔːɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
phonography
fəʊˈnɒɡrəfɪ
photochronography
ˌfəʊtəʊkrəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
planography
pləˈnɒɡrəfɪ
pornography
pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
renography
riːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
scenography
siːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
selenography
ˌsiːlɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ
sonography
səˈnɒɡrəfɪ
steganography
ˌsteɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
stenography
stəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
technography
tɛkˈnɒɡrəfɪ
ultrasonography
ˌʌltrəsəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
venography
vɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETHNOGRAPHY

ethnocentrism
ethnocide
ethnogenic
ethnogenist
ethnogeny
ethnographer
ethnographic
ethnographica
ethnographical
ethnographically
ethnohistorian
ethnohistoric
ethnohistorical
ethnohistory
ethnolinguist
ethnolinguistic
ethnolinguistics
ethnologic
ethnological
ethnologically

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETHNOGRAPHY

autobiography
bibliography
biography
calligraphy
choreography
chromatography
cinematography
computed tomography
cryptography
crystallography
demography
discography
filmography
geography
historiography
orthography
photography
tomography
topography
typography
videography

Synonyms and antonyms of ethnography in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ethnography» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETHNOGRAPHY

Find out the translation of ethnography to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ethnography from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ethnography» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民族志
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etnografía
570 millions of speakers

English

ethnography
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नृवंशविज्ञान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاثنوغرافيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

этнография
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

etnografia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নৃকুলবিদ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ethnographie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Etnografi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ethnographie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

民族誌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Etnografi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân chủng học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மக்கள் இன அமைப்பியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानववंशशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

etnografya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

etnografia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

etnografia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етнографія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etnografie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εθνογραφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

etnografie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ethnography
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etnografi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ethnography

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHNOGRAPHY»

The term «ethnography» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.783 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHNOGRAPHY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ethnography

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QUOTES WITH «ETHNOGRAPHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ethnography.
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Clifford Geertz
Most anthropologists are doing straightforward ethnography, and should.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHNOGRAPHY»

Discover the use of ethnography in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ethnography and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ethnography: Step-by-Step
The Third Edition of the best-selling Ethnography: Step-By-Step guides readers in managing mountains of ethnographic data and making meaningful statements based on that data.
David M. Fetterman, 2010
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Ethnography: A Way of Seeing
In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Wolcott distinguishes ethnography as more than just a set of field methods and practices, separating it from many related qualitative research traditions as 'a way of seeing' through the lens of ...
Harry F. Wolcott, 2008
3
Liquidated: An Ethnography of Wall Street
In Liquidated, Karen Ho punctures the aura of the abstract, all-powerful market to show how financial markets, and particularly booms and busts, are constructed.
Karen Ho, 2009
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Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography
"--Hayden White, author of "Metahistory" These essays are the product of intensive discussions held at the School of American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, during April 1984.
James Clifford, George E. Marcus, 1986
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Ethnography: Principles in Practice
Thoroughly updated and substantially rewritten, the third edition of this popular textbook is now even more relevant and useful for students and researchers.
Martyn Hammersley, Paul Atkinson, 2007
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Doing Critical Ethnography
In this volume, Thomas unites two traditions in social science - critical theory and qualitative research - in an attempt to apply a critical worldview to the conventional logic of cultural inquiry.
Jim Thomas, 1993
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Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method
I love this book."--Lori Kendall, author of "Hanging Out in the Virtual Pub" "Written by a very authoritative team, this is a distinctive guide, rich in practical advice grounded in the authors' experiences.
Bonnie Nardi, 2012
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Writing the New Ethnography
Writing the New Ethnography provides a foundational understanding of the writing processes associated with composing new forms of qualitative writing in the social sciences.
H. Lloyd Goodall, 2000
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Ethnography Essentials: Designing, Conducting, and ...
A comprehensive and practical guide to ethnographic research, this book guides you through the process, starting with the fundamentals of choosing and proposing a topic and selecting a research design.
Julian Murchison, 2010
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Doing Sensory Ethnography
The book provides an accessible discussion and analysis of the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of doing sensory ethnography, drawing on examples and case studies from the growing literature on sensory ethnographic studies, ...
Sarah Pink, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHNOGRAPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ethnography is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wednesday Martin Denies Fabrication Allegations: 'I Changed …
Ethnography, meanwhile, confounds its own fact-checkers with the rigorous identity protection measures required for its subjects, as pointed ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Where is Stafford's missing Wragge collection?
"It would have been an interesting collection of ethnography and natural history objects and it is a shame that it has not survived. "Meanwhile ... «Staff Newsletter, Jul 15»
3
Study on Sabah Museum's future devt
"We are building a new repository for the ethnography section," said Kitingan. The repository is for ethnography, the scientific description of the ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»
4
Taking the road less traveled
... Napoleon Chagnon, known to generations of students for Yanomamo: The Fierce People, an ethnography of a tribe in the Amazonian jungle. «ScienceCareers.org, Jul 15»
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The 'Black Twitter' beat raises questions of cultural competency and …
Or is this going to be another sense of 'we're going to have an ethnography where we look at all the Negroes?'” she asked. Newsroom leaders ... «Poynter.org, Jul 15»
6
Why business schools in Southeast Asia are 'second class'
... who would like to experiment with qualitative methods of finding new understandings through say ethnography and narrative methodologies, ... «Study International News, Jul 15»
7
'The Collections' from UT Press offers a 'wow' book moment
... ethnography, fine and performing arts, rare books and manuscripts, decorative arts, photography, film, music, popular and material culture, ... «MyStatesman.com, Jul 15»
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Countering social influence and persuasion of extremist groups
... terrorism, and counter-terrorism, and how to use technological innovation to buttress and improve qualitative research and ethnography. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
9
Our top ten Greek tragedies in writing
Apollonius gives a scholarly take on the popular myth of the day, with research into geography, ethnography and comparative religion ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
Best books for summer 2015: what to read
This is the museum of ethnography – an amazing cornucopia of objects that identify human behaviour across space and time. So I am ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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