Research Guides: Anthropology: Methods

SAGE Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods Online
SAGE Research Methods Online aggregates materials from SAGE's journal and reference content, including dictionaries, datasets, case studies, and books. Researchers can explore methods with the Methods Map tool and gather context (including sample data sets) to help design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct research, and write up findings.

Research Methods in Anthropology

We have numerous resources for learning Anthropological methods. One of the best is the SAGE Research Methods Database:

Research methods in anthropology : qualitative and quantitative approaches by H. Russell Bernard
Publication Date: 2017
Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology. Whether you are coming from a scientific, interpretive, or applied anthropological tradition, you will learn field methods from the best guide in both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Handbook of methods in cultural anthropology by H. Russell Bernard
Publication Date: 2015
The Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology, now in its second edition, maintains a strong benchmark for understanding the scope of contemporary anthropological field methods. Avoiding divisive debates over science and humanism, the contributors draw upon both traditions to explore fieldwork in practice.

Digital Data Management for a New Generation
The American Anthropological Association has designed an online tool to help instructors in teaching about data management as an integral component of research design and data collection. These materials are geared toward early training in best practices. Such practices ultimately support long-term management—including upload into digital data archives and institutional repositories—and facilitate data sharing where appropriate.

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