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The ethnography Made in Madagascar Sapphires, Ecotourism and the Global Bazaar by Dr. Andrew Walsh. what are the main points and arguments made in the ethnography. What is the study about, and what are the major conclusions?
Explain how the participation observation method and the qualitative research method is used and connect it to the ethnography. What other social research methods were used and explain. 2022. Which 2 methods are used and found in both Social Research Methods. 6 thEdition. Toronto: Oxford University Press. by Bell, Edward, Alan Bryman and Steven Kleinknecht and The ethnography Made in Madagascar Sapphires, Ecotourism and the Global Bazaar by Dr. Andrew Walsh.
Open your review by stating the thesis-or main argument-of the book. If the author wanted you to get one idea from the book, what would it be?
1. Identify the research question or a question driving the research and the research objectives? Also write a statement about two methods used in the research. What about the positionality of the researcher? How does Walsh's positionality influence the research presented in the ethnography?
2. How does the author support and structure his argument? What evidence does he use to demonstrate his point? Do you find that evidence convincing?Answer these two questions by providing a chapter by chapter summary in order to explain how the author supports his/her argument. Each chapter, including the introduction and the conclusion, should be summarized in about three (3) sentences.
Another sentence should also indicate the strength or weakness of each chapter.
3. Two precise observations about how Walsh's methods yielded data to tell a story about sapphires in Madagascar. Discuss the methodology used by the author. Connect these methods to Social Research Methods. How does Walsh's work match up with the information presented in Social Research Methods? What is the relationship between the key point(s) in Walsh's ethnography and the discussion of methods in Social Research Methods?
4. Conclude by telling us how this book has helped you understand the subject. How well do you feel the author's purpose has been achieved? Would you recommend this book to other readers?