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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Traditional ethnography focused on small-scale, geographically bounded societies.
  • Globalization has led to mobile populations and borderless cultural identities.
  • Ethnographic research must adapt to study phenomena that transcend specific locations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review the methodology of multi-sited ethnography.
  • To highlight its relevance in contemporary social research.
  • To explore its application in nursing and healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Multi-sited ethnography examines social phenomena occurring simultaneously in different locations.
  • It contextualizes complex social issues by tracing them across various sites.
  • Case examples include organ trafficking, global organizations, technology, and anorexia.

Main Results:

  • Multi-sited ethnography offers a flexible framework for analyzing interconnected social phenomena.
  • It allows for a deeper understanding of how culture and identity are shaped in a globalized world.
  • The method has proven effective in diverse fields of study.

Conclusions:

  • Multi-sited ethnography is highly suitable for nursing research due to the interconnected nature of health and healthcare.
  • It provides nurse researchers with a relevant method for cultural analysis.
  • It is particularly useful for studying social determinants of health and health policy effects across multiple sites.