books by James Spradley

books by James Spradley

books:

James Spradley

The Cocktail Waitress: Women's Work in a Man's World

James P. Spradley, Brenda J. Mann

Waveland Pr Inc, 2008

Still as interesting to read as 25 years ago
This was a book I first read in college as part of a socialogy class. To re-read this further removed from the time it was observing was astonishing. While society has moved forward, certain relevancies continue to prove true. For anyone who has ever sat in a bar you ...

Deaf Like Me

Thomas S. Spradley, James P. Spradley

Gallaudet University Press, 1985

A universal story told in particulars--strongly recommended
"Deaf Like Me" is one of my favorite books of all time in any genre, and I heartily recommend it to anyone who comes across this page. The book is a richly detailed autobiography of one family's struggles to grow up with deafness in mid-1960s America. As such, it ...

The Ethnographic Interview

James P. Spradley

Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1979

A great step-by-step guide to ethnographic interviews
This is a great step-by-step guide to the theory and practice of ethnography. Provides the theoretical rationale for why ethnography is structured as it is. It is most unique for the well thought out, structured approach to interviewing. Identifies how different ...

The Cultural Experience: Ethnography in Complex Society, Second Edition
David W. McCurdy, James P. Spradley, ...

Waveland Press, 2004

The Cultural Experience has helped generations of undergraduates discover the excitement of ethnographic research through participation in relatively familiar cultures in North American society. Grounded in the interviewing-based ethnographic technique known as ethnosemantics, the latest edition continues to treat ethnography as a discovery ...

Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (12th Edition) (MyAnthroKit Series)

James Spradley, David W. McCurdy

Allyn & Bacon, 2006

Excellent collection, a standard in anthro -- and the 12th is DIFFERENT from the11th
I've used this collection off and on for years in teaching Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. It's a great book, a real standard in anthropology. Honestly, I think the relevance and quality of the essays varies from edition to edition. I liked the 11th more than ...

Conformity and Conflict, 2008 Edition (with MyAnthroKit Student Access Code Card) (MyAnthroKit Series)

James & Spradley, David W. McCurdy

Allyn & Bacon, 2007

Great Study
I have very much enjoyed this textbook. The readings are clear and in a language that is simple to understand. I would recommend this book for any Cultural Anthropology class that you have to take. I would also recommend it as a supplement if your teacher doesn't ...

You Owe Yourself a Drunk: An Ethnography of Urban Nomads

James P. Spradley

Waveland Pr Inc, 1999

Ethnography by excellent example
Hi, are you looking for some good practical advice on how to conduct ethnographic research? I've looked at more than a few research texts, and have come away with less than a certain view on how to conduct such research. Most texts just simply proscribe some vague ...

Conformity and Conflict: Readings to Accompany Miller, Cultural Anthropology
James A. Spradley, David W. McCurdy

Allyn & Bacon, 2007

The best-selling Conformity and Conflict reader has been the ideal complement to standard anthropology texts for decades. This special edition offers 16 articles, hand-picked by Barbara Miller to complement her text, Cultural Anthropology, Fourth Edition.

Participant Observation

James P. Spradley

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980

The standard for field work...clear...BUT get it used
Along with "The Ethnographic Interview", this is a mainstay of field anthropologists and should be read by anyone who wants to gain a true understanding of the issues facing an Anthropologist (social). As an anthropologist working in business I have gone back to this ...

Guests Never Leave Hungry: The Autobiography of James Sewid, a Kwakiutl Indian
James P. Spradley

McGill-Queen's University Press, 1972

In this book Sewid tells of his work for the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia and of his activities as Chief. He describes developments which he initiated to revive Kwakiutl arts and outlines economic institutions which he created to improve Kwakiutl living standards. His story offers many insights into life in a non-Western society ...

Conformity & Conflict Readings in Cultural Anthropology
James Spradley, David W. McCurdy

Pearson, 2003

The Cocktail Waitress: Woman's Work in a Mans World

James P. Spradley, Brenda J. Mann

Alfred A. Knopf, 1988

A Dose of Reality
If you have ever patronized a bar or been a bartender or waitress, you will connect with The Cocktail Waitress. In spite of this book's being the result of scholarly research, it is as readable as a novel. Spradley and his associates observe what occurs in a ...