Applications in Computing for Social AnthropologistsAs increasing numbers of social anthropologists use a computer for wordprocessing, interest in other applications inevitably follows, Computer Applications in Social Anthropology covers research activities shared by all social anthropologists and introduces new methods for organizing and interpreting data. Lucidly written, and sympathetic to the particular needs of social anthropologists, it will be of immense value to researchers and professionals in anthropology, development studies and sociology |
Contents
Chapter 1 Perspectives and resources | 1 |
Chapter 2 Applications for ethnographic data processing | 25 |
Chapter 3 Fieldwork and ethnographic research | 62 |
Chapter 4 Fieldnote and textual data | 84 |
Chapter 5 Ethnographics | 109 |
Chapter 6 Kinship applications | 131 |
Chapter 7 Kinship programs | 156 |
Chapter 8 Computerbased simulation and modelling | 181 |
Appendix | 208 |
Notes | 209 |
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Name index | 220 |
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