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JOHN LOFLAND'S CONCEPT OF ANALYTICAL ETHNOGRAPHY

stmm. 2021 (4): 87-103

DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/sociology2021.04.087

ANDRII MELNIKOV, Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, associate professor at the Department of Social Structures and Social Relations, Taras Shevchenko National Univesity of Kyiv (4-d, Glushkova Av., Kyiv, 03022)

amelnk13@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5415-5030

KATERYNA ALEKSENTSEVA-TIMCHENKO, Candidate of Sciences in Sociology, associate professor at the Department of Sociology, National University "Odesa Law Academy" (2, Academicheskaya St. , off. 906, Odesa, 65009)

k.alexentseva@gmail. com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6060-9748

The paper presents a historical and theoretical interpretation of the ethnographic paradigm in the social sciences, its specificity, general principles of application and main research directions. The sources of analytical ethnography, its founders and the period of formation as an independent approach in the structure of interpretive metaparadigm are briefly considered. An ethnographic perspective is defined as a systematic, integral understanding of social processes and the organization of the collective life in the context of everyday practices. The intellectual heritage of the analytical ethnography’s founder John Lofland is presented by characterizing the basic research principles that constitute the essence of his theoretical and methodological strategy: generic propositions; unfettered inquiry; deep familiarity; emergent analysis; true content; new content; developed treatment. An attempt is made to trace the further connections of Lofland's analytical approach with other areas of the ethnographic paradigm.

Keywords: analytical ethnography, John Lofland, qualitative research, generic propositions, unfettered inquiry, deep familiarity, emergent analysis, true content, new content, developed treatment

References

Adler, P.A., Adler, P. (2019). Field Stories: Reflections on Four Decades of Ethnography. Interaction. Interview. Interpretation, 11 (20), 8–35. [=Адлер 2019]

Bourdieu, P., Wacan, L. (2015). Reflexive sociology. [In Ukrainian]. Kyiv: Medusa. [=Бурдьє 2015]

Rogozin, D. (2016). Method openness as an ethical norm. [In Russian]. Sociological Journal, 22 (2), 135–142. [=Рогозин 2016]

Rogozin, D. (2015). How does autoethnography work? [In Russian]. Sociological Review, 14 (1), 224–273. [=Рогозин 2015]

Anderson, L. (2006). Analytic Autoethnography. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 35 (4), 373–395.

Goffman, E. (1983). The Interaction Order: American Sociological Association, 1982 Presidential Address. American Sociological Review, 48 (1), 1–17.

Goffman, E. (1989). On Fieldwork. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 18 (2), 123–132.

Hunt, S., Benford, R. (1994). Identity talk in the peace and justice movement. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 22 (4), 488–517.

Konecki, K. (2018). Advances in Contemplative Social Research. Krakόw: Jagiellonian University Press.

Lofland, J. (1966). Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Lofland, J. (1969). Deviance and Identity. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Lofland, J. (1970). Interactionist Imagery and Analytic Interruptus. In Shibutani, T. (Ed.), Human Nature and Collective Behavior: Papers in Honor of Herbert Blumer (pp. 35–45). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books.

Lofland, J. (1971). Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Lofland, J. (1984). Erving Goffman’s Sociological Legacies. Urban Life, 13 (1), 7–34.

Lofland, J. (1985). Protest: Studies of Collective Behavior and Social Movements. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

Lofland, J. (1993). Polite Protesters: The American Peace Movement of the 1980s. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

Lofland, J. (1996). Social Movement Organizations: Guide to Research on Insurgent Realities. New York: Aldine DeGruyter.

Lofland, J. (1995). Analytic Ethnography: Features, Failings, and Futures. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 24 (1), 30–67.

Melnikov, A., Johnson, J. (2021). Situational Analysis: Existential and Interpretative Perspective. Studies in Symbolic Interaction, 53. [Forthcoming].

Mullins, N. (1973). Theories and Theory Groups in Contemporary American Sociology. New York: Harper and Row.

Sanjek, R. (1990). On Ethnographic Validity. In Sanjek, R., ed. Fieldnotes: The Makings of Anthropology (pp. 385–418). Ithaka, NY: Cornell University Press.

Snow, D., Morrill, С., Anderson, L. (2003). Elaborating Analytic Ethnography: Linking Fieldwork and Theory Ethnography. Ethnography. 4 (2), 181–200.

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JOHN LOFLAND'S CONCEPT OF ANALYTICAL ETHNOGRAPHY

stmm. 2021 (4): 87-103

DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/sociology2021.04.087

ANDRII MELNIKOV, Doctor of Sciences in Sociology, associate professor at the Department of Social Structures and Social Relations, Taras Shevchenko National Univesity of Kyiv (4-d, Glushkova Av., Kyiv, 03022)

amelnk13@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5415-5030

KATERYNA ALEKSENTSEVA-TIMCHENKO, Candidate of Sciences in Sociology, associate professor at the Department of Sociology, National University "Odesa Law Academy" (2, Academicheskaya St. , off. 906, Odesa, 65009)

k.alexentseva@gmail. com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6060-9748

The paper presents a historical and theoretical interpretation of the ethnographic paradigm in the social sciences, its specificity, general principles of application and main research directions. The sources of analytical ethnography, its founders and the period of formation as an independent approach in the structure of interpretive metaparadigm are briefly considered. An ethnographic perspective is defined as a systematic, integral understanding of social processes and the organization of the collective life in the context of everyday practices. The intellectual heritage of the analytical ethnography’s founder John Lofland is presented by characterizing the basic research principles that constitute the essence of his theoretical and methodological strategy: generic propositions; unfettered inquiry; deep familiarity; emergent analysis; true content; new content; developed treatment. An attempt is made to trace the further connections of Lofland's analytical approach with other areas of the ethnographic paradigm.

Keywords: analytical ethnography, John Lofland, qualitative research, generic propositions, unfettered inquiry, deep familiarity, emergent analysis, true content, new content, developed treatment

References

Adler, P.A., Adler, P. (2019). Field Stories: Reflections on Four Decades of Ethnography. Interaction. Interview. Interpretation, 11 (20), 8–35. [=Адлер 2019]

Bourdieu, P., Wacan, L. (2015). Reflexive sociology. [In Ukrainian]. Kyiv: Medusa. [=Бурдьє 2015]

Rogozin, D. (2016). Method openness as an ethical norm. [In Russian]. Sociological Journal, 22 (2), 135–142. [=Рогозин 2016]

Rogozin, D. (2015). How does autoethnography work? [In Russian]. Sociological Review, 14 (1), 224–273. [=Рогозин 2015]

Anderson, L. (2006). Analytic Autoethnography. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 35 (4), 373–395.

Goffman, E. (1983). The Interaction Order: American Sociological Association, 1982 Presidential Address. American Sociological Review, 48 (1), 1–17.

Goffman, E. (1989). On Fieldwork. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 18 (2), 123–132.

Hunt, S., Benford, R. (1994). Identity talk in the peace and justice movement. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 22 (4), 488–517.

Konecki, K. (2018). Advances in Contemplative Social Research. Krakόw: Jagiellonian University Press.

Lofland, J. (1966). Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Lofland, J. (1969). Deviance and Identity. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Lofland, J. (1970). Interactionist Imagery and Analytic Interruptus. In Shibutani, T. (Ed.), Human Nature and Collective Behavior: Papers in Honor of Herbert Blumer (pp. 35–45). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books.

Lofland, J. (1971). Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Lofland, J. (1984). Erving Goffman’s Sociological Legacies. Urban Life, 13 (1), 7–34.

Lofland, J. (1985). Protest: Studies of Collective Behavior and Social Movements. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

Lofland, J. (1993). Polite Protesters: The American Peace Movement of the 1980s. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

Lofland, J. (1996). Social Movement Organizations: Guide to Research on Insurgent Realities. New York: Aldine DeGruyter.

Lofland, J. (1995). Analytic Ethnography: Features, Failings, and Futures. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 24 (1), 30–67.

Melnikov, A., Johnson, J. (2021). Situational Analysis: Existential and Interpretative Perspective. Studies in Symbolic Interaction, 53. [Forthcoming].

Mullins, N. (1973). Theories and Theory Groups in Contemporary American Sociology. New York: Harper and Row.

Sanjek, R. (1990). On Ethnographic Validity. In Sanjek, R., ed. Fieldnotes: The Makings of Anthropology (pp. 385–418). Ithaka, NY: Cornell University Press.

Snow, D., Morrill, С., Anderson, L. (2003). Elaborating Analytic Ethnography: Linking Fieldwork and Theory Ethnography. Ethnography. 4 (2), 181–200.

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