The Personal Approach in Cultural Anthropological Research [and Comments and Reply]

Honigmann, John J.; Caulfield, Mina Davis; Chilungu, Simeon W.; Eches, Raymond; Wald, Paul; Hellbom, Anna‐Britta; Keil, Charles; Kuper, Hilda; Langness, L. L.; Maquet, Jacques; Nash, Dennison; Pelto, Pertti J.; Pelto, Gretel H.; Sarana, Gopala; Siegel, Charles L.; Whittaker, Elvi; Wirsing, Rolf

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“…In-depth interviewing calls for long, relatively unstructured conversations that may take place just once or frequently over weeks, months, or years. Much of what is reported about the "X" people (or what goes on at "X" Hospital, in the "X" family, or in the mind of "X") depends on the personal skills and background of the ethnographer, and her or his relationship to the people being observed and interviewed (Honigmann, 1976;Nash & Wintrob, 1972;see also Frank, 1979). The ethnographer's personal background and skills will have a particularly powerful impact in research by occupational therapists that replicates the clinical model of a one-to-one relationship with patient or client (Clark, 1993;Crepeau, 1991;Frank et al, 1991;Helfrich, Kielhofner, & Mattingly, 1994;McCuaig & Frank, 1991;Mattingly, 1991;Mattingly & Fleming, 1993;Pierce & Frank, 1992).…”

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Is There Life after Categories? Reflexivity in Qualitative Research

Frank¹

1997

The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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The development of categories and domains is an essential step in qualitative research; however, for new practitioners of qualitative research, the development of categories, typologies, or domains sometimes seems to be an end in itself. AbstractThis article encourages occupational therapists conducting qualitative research to use disciplined self-reflection to enrich their studies. Subjective reactions in field situations should not be eliminated or ignored, but examined systematically, leading to new insights and deeper understandings.

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Section: Personal and Interpersonal Underpinnings Of Qualitative Methmentioning

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Is There Life after Categories? Reflexivity in Qualitative Research

Frank¹

1997

The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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“…The insights arising from such encounters are prized as authentic and valuable data (Rineharz, 1979), because the anthropological approach is fundamentally comparative. Although ethnography depends in part on a personal approach (Honigmann, 1976) that offers an alternative to the positivism of the hard sciences (Carlson & Clark, 1991), it does have procedures for establishing the rigor of findings against radical subjectivism. These procedures include the critical examination of field data and theories against published literature, ongoing self-reflection and self-criticism, discussions with informants for validation of data and of the ethnographer's interpretations, and discussions with mentors and colleagues.…”

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The Able Self: Adaptive Patterns and Choices in Independent Living for a Person With Cerebral Palsy

McCuaig

Frank

1991

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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An ethnographic approach was used to study adaptation to independent living of a 53-year-old woman with cerebral palsy in a West Coast Canadian city. The subject's adaptation through her use of technology (including augmentative communication systems and a powered wheelchair), activity routines, and social supports was documented with the life history method. Short-term accommodations to disruption or breakdown of stable adaptations were observed through participant observation. The criterion of function alone was found insufficient to account for the subject's choice of adaptive techniques, routines, and social supports. Adaptive choices appeared to depend on the subject's desire to be perceived as able, especially as mentally competent, to the greatest extent possible. The way field experiences may be used to challenge professionals' assumptions, in this case, concerning disability and treatment, is modeled for future ethnographic research in occupational therapy.

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“…In fact, most anthropologists currently writing on methodology would argue that more systematic methods should be added to the ethnographer's repertoire (Pelto, 1970;Honigmann, 1976;Brim and Spain, 1974;Levine, 1970). In fact, most anthropologists currently writing on methodology would argue that more systematic methods should be added to the ethnographer's repertoire (Pelto, 1970;Honigmann, 1976;Brim and Spain, 1974;Levine, 1970).…”

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1980

Urban Life

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EDITOR'S NOTE: As the previous article suggested, critics as well as practitioners of ethnographic research have observed that researchers tend to overrely on informants, and as a comsequence they may overemphasize those data which support a favored imagery rather than reporting counterinstances which challenge that imagery or indicate possible variations. Michael Agar suggests that one remedy to this problem is a mix of quantitative and qualitative procedures. Drawing from cognitive anthropology, he suggests two formalization strategies which the ethnographer could employ in improving both data acquisition and analysis.

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The Personal Approach in Cultural Anthropological Research [and Comments and Reply]

Cited by 23 publications

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Is There Life after Categories? Reflexivity in Qualitative Research

Is There Life after Categories? Reflexivity in Qualitative Research

The Able Self: Adaptive Patterns and Choices in Independent Living for a Person With Cerebral Palsy

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