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James Spradley

James P. Spradley (1933–1982) was a social scientist and a professor of anthropology at Macalester College. Spradley wrote or edited 20 books on ethnography and qualitative research including The Cultural Experience: Ethnography in Complex Society (1972), Deaf Like Me (1979), The Ethnographic Interview (1979), and Participant Observation (1980).

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Born
1933
Died
1982 (aged 48–49)
Notable works
Deaf Like Me, The Ethnographic Interview, Participant Observation
Occupations
professor, ethnographer, anthropologist

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