Participant Observer

By William Foote Whyte

Book Overview

"A perfectly titled, beautifully detailed, candid, thoughtful, and thought-evoking autobiography by the consummate participant observer. A powerful testament to an important research style in sociology and ethnography."--Robert K. Merton, Columbia University While it documents a remarkable career, Participant Observer is also a personal chronicle in which William Foote Whyte reflects on his childhood, his education, his courageous struggles with polio and with the crises of family and academic life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875463258
• ISBN13: 9780875463254
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"