##  [Ethnography](/index.php/ethnography) 

  ##  [Ethnography](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/ethnography-0) 

  

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**Social Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A qualitative research method based on prolonged immersion in a social setting, using participant observation, sustained fieldwork, and reflexive recording to produce dense, contextualized descriptions and interpretations of practices, meanings, and interactions within political communities or institutions.