The poverty of the ethnography of poverty /

In 'The Poverty of the Ethnography of Poverty', Loïc Wacquant dissects how sociologists who carry out field studies of the poor write about race, class, and morality in the city's underbelly; the blinders and biases that affect their research and how to overcome them; and how to beco...

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Weitere Titel:
Misère de l'ethnographie de la misère.
1. Verfasser:
Wacquant, Loïc J. D.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Zusammenfassung:
In 'The Poverty of the Ethnography of Poverty', Loïc Wacquant dissects how sociologists who carry out field studies of the poor write about race, class, and morality in the city's underbelly; the blinders and biases that affect their research and how to overcome them; and how to become aware of these biases and develop a better meshing of theory and research.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations.
Anmerkungen:
Translated from the French.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-780404-7
0-19-780402-0
Schlagworte:
Urban poor > United States > Social conditions.
African American neighborhoods.
Urban anthropology > Methodology.
Social surveys > United States.
Society.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
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