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ethnography definition

eth·nog·ra·phy (et̸h nägrə fē)

noun

the branch of anthropology that deals descriptively with specific cultures, esp. those of nonliterate peoples or groups

Etymology: Fr ethnographie: see ethno- & -graphy

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ethnography Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • conduct: This is a piece of ethnography conducted in a market not yet open to foreign capital.

Adjective modifier

  • interpretive: Interpretive ethnography: ethnographic practices for the 21st century.

Modifies a noun

  • collection: There has been a recent return of the Ethnography Collections from the Museum of Mankind.

Noun used with modifier

  • meta: Interpretative meta ethnography was used as the research framework to investigate the changes that occurred when faculty adopt problem-based learning.

Preposition: in

  • century: Pitt Rivers, anthropology and ethnography in the nineteenth century, the history of museums, field collection and the iconography of shields.

Preposition: of

  • communication: It was built on three main theoretical traditions: intercultural communication, ethnography of communication and cultural or social anthropology.
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