За някои въпроси, свързани с теренното изследване на съвременността
On Certain Questions Connected with Terrain Research of the Present

Summary/Abstract: In dealing with the solution of theoretical, methodological and practical questions of an ethnographic study of the present, it is necessary to work out the methodics of terrain research which remains the basic means of obtaining scientific information in solving this problem. The author states part of his experience in the field of ethnographic research on the present in Czechoslovakia. He concentrates on the ethnographic aspect of studying the present, the temporary scope of this study and the task of terrain research in the cognitive process. He emphasizes the importance of relations between the phenomena or some of their definite sides; he delimits the basic trends in research into the present (integrated multidiscipline research) and outlines the possibilities or using research methods and techniques. He reviews the problems connected with defining the excerpt and the choice of basic units for research. In conclusion he draws attention to the necessity of international cooperation and discussions concerning the methodical question of a terrain study of the present.

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