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Westerman, William – 1991
This paper discusses the process of ethnographic research and some reasons it might not go as smoothly as researchers or funders have planned. The paper's orientation is from that of a folklorist, but some of the cautionary matter may apply as well to oral historians and others involved in multicultural projects. The research was to conduct 15-20…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Family History, Folk Culture