To Do:
1) Read through material in Dr. Brian Hoey’s Information sheet: “What is Ethnography?”
2) Read the summary of an ethnographic study conducted by Professor Jay Ruby — Oak Park Stories
2) Write a 4 page paper (1” margins, double-spaced, 12-point font) that addresses the following:
• A description of the ways in which Professor Ruby’s study in “Oak Park Stories” was both a qualitative process/method and resulted in a qualitative product. (In addition to Dr. Hoey’s information sheet, use ideas from the Babbie textbook to support your explanation.)
• Using Dr. Hoey’s definition of an emic perspective, describe how and why Professor Ruby’s study displays an emic perspective.
• Dr. Hoey identifies two important lessons for anthropologists (ethnographers). Describe the ways in which Professor Ruby’s study revealed these two lessons. (Use specific examples from “Oak Park Stories” in your explanation.)
• If you were going to do an ethnographic study of Oak Park as a follow-up to Professor Ruby’s study, how would you go about designing the study (preparing for field work)?
• Explain what improvements could be made to Professor Ruby’s original study. Use ideas from the Babbie textbook to support your design and ensure that your study is ‘scientific’.
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