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The aim of this literature review is to look at the strengths and limitations of ethnographical research and also look at the origins and applications of this type of research method
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Ethnography The aim of this literature review is to look at the strengths and limitations of ethnographical research and also look at the origins and applications of this type of research method. Ethnography is a method of research that looks at behaviour and culture of people by observation. It is used to understand and explain socio-cultural activities such as schools, prisons, laboratories and hospitals etc. One of the most popular observations has been done by a William Whyte called "street corner society". Whyte lived for three and a half years in a rough district in Boston that was know for its danger and the amount of crime, where immigrants from Italy had settled. Whyte observed gangs and accounted for how they formed and organised there activities. He was able to differentiate between "corner boys" who hung around certain street corners and local shops and also "college boys" who were more interested...
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