As a methodology, ethnography is based upon long-term fieldwork within a community or other research site.
æz ɐ mˌɛθədˈɑːlədʒi, ɛθnˈɑːɡɹəfi ɪz bˈeɪst əpˌɑːn lˈɔŋtˈɜːm fˈiːldwɜːk wɪðˌɪn ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈaɪt.