Essentials of Autoethnography: A Qualitative Approach to Constructing Typologies (Essentials of Qualitative Methods) by Christopher N. Poulos

Christopher N. Poulos . Unknown Year . English

The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to capturing phenomena not easily measured quantitatively, offering exciting, nimble opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data. In this book, Christopher Poulos provides a step-by-step guide to writing autoethnography, illustrating its essential features and practices with excerpts from his own and others’ work. Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that seeks to describe and systematically analyze one’s personal experience in various contexts, and thereby understand its cultural, social, and emotional meaning. About the Essentials of Qualitative Methods book series: Even for experienced researchers, selecting and correctly applying the right method can be challenging. In this groundbreaking series, leading experts in qualitative methods provide clear, crisp, and comprehensive descriptions of their approach, including its methodological integrity, and its benefits and limitations. Each book includes numerous examples to enable readers to quickly and thoroughly grasp how to leverage these valuable methods.

Categories: Psychology

About the Author

Christopher N. Poulos is professor and head of the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. An ethnographer and philosopher of communication, he teaches courses in relational and family communication, ethnography, dialogue, and film. His first book, Accidental Ethnography: An Inquiry into Family Secrecy, was published by Left Coast Press in 2009. His second book, Essentials of Autoethnography, was published by the American Psychological Association in 2021. His work has appeared in Qualitative Inquiry, Communication Theory, Southern Communication Journal, International Review of Qualitative Research, Qualitative Communication Research, and in several edited books.

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