Qualitative research / edited by Alan Bryman & Robert G. Burgess.

Includes bibliographical references.

Volume One. Fundamental Issues in Qualitative Research -- Part One. Philosophical Issues -- The Fundamental Concepts of Sociology / Max Weber -- What Is Wrong with Social Theory? / Herbert Blumer -- Part Two. Relationships Between Quantitative and Qualitative Research -- The Debate about Quantitative and Qualitative Research / Alan Bryman -- Deconstructing the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide / Martyn Hammersley -- Attitudes toward Needle 'sharing' among Injection Drug Users:Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods / Robert G Carlson et al -- Part Three. Defining Qualitative Research -- Real Men Don't Collect Soft Data / Silvia Gherardi and Barry Turner -- Method Talk / Jaber F Gubrium and James A Holstein -- Part Four. Research Design -- Building Theories from Case Study Research / Kathleen M Eisenhardt -- What Can Case Studies Do? / Jennifer Platt -- Case and Situation Analysis / J Clyde Mitchell -- Part Five. The Research Process -- Library Access, Library Use and User Education in Academic Sixth Forms / Lawrence Stenhouse -- An Autobiographical Account Scholarship and Sponsored Research / Robert G Burgess -- Contradiction, Continuum or Complementary Activity Hired Hand Research / Julius A Roth -- Part Six. Gaining Research Access -- The Study of Southern Labor Unions Organizing Campaigns / Donald Roy -- Playing Back the Tape:Early Days in the Field / John Van Maanen -- Part Seven. Sampling -- Decision Taking in the Fieldwork Process / Janet Finch and Jennifer Mason -- Theoretical Sampling and Collaborative Working Strategy for Getting Organized / Leonard Schatzman and Anselm L Strauss -- Part Eight. Using Informants -- In the Company of Teachers / Robert G Burgess -- Key Informants and the Study of a Comprehensive School Key Informant Interviews / Valerie J Gilchrist --

Volume Two. Methods of Qualitative Research -- Part One. Participant Observation -- Part icipant. Observation(Paul Rock ) -- The Participant-Observer as a Human Being / Herbert J Gans -- Observations on the Personal Aspects of Field Work Problems of Inference and Proof in Participant Observation / Howard S Becker -- Part Two. Interviewing -- 'It's Great to Have Someone to Talk to' / Janet Finch -- The Ethics and Politics of Interviewing Women Experience and Knowledge / Marianne A Paget Active -- Interviewing / James A Holstein and Jaber F Gubrium -- Part Three. Focus Groups -- The Focused Interview and Focus Groups / Robert K Merton -- Continuities and Discontinuities The Methodology of Focus Groups:The Importance of Interaction between Research Participants / Jenny Kitzinger -- Part Four. Life History and Oral History -- On Auto /Biography in Sociology / Liz Stanley -- Introduction to The Jack Roller / Howard S Becker -- Movement without Aim / Ronald J Grele -- Methodological and Theoretical Problems in Oral History Is Oral History Auto /Biography? / Joanna Bornat -- Part Five. Documentary Research -- Evidence and Proof in Documentary Research / Jennifer Platt -- Some Specific Problems of Documentary Research Evidence and Proof in Documentary Research / Jennifer Platt -- Some Shared Problems of Documentary Research Qualitative Media Analysis / David L Altheide -- Part Six. Diaries -- Keeping a Research Diary / Robert G Burgess -- Public and Private Meanings in Diaries:Researching Family and Childcare / Linda Bell -- Part Seven. Photographs, Films and Video -- Finding a Silent Voice for the Researcher / Rob Walker -- Using Photographs in Evaluation and Research Film-Making and Ethnographic Research / Paul Henley -- Part Eight. Conversation and Discourse Analysis -- Discourse Analysis as a Way of Analyzing Naturally Occurring Talk / Jonathan Potter -- Analyzing Conversation / David Silverman -- An Initial Investigation of the Usability of Conversational Data for Doing Sociology / Harvey Sacks --

Volume Three. Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data -- Part One. Fieldwork Notes and Transcripts -- Data Logging in Observation / John Lofland and Lyn H Lofland -- Fieldnotes Transcription Quality as an Aspect of Rigor in Qualitative Research / Blake D Poland -- First Days in the Field / Blanche Geer -- Part Two. Relationship Between Theory and Data in Qualitative Research -- What's Wrong with Ethnography? The Myth of Theoretical Description / Martyn Hammersley -- Grounded Theory Methodology / Anselm Strauss and Juliet Corbin -- An Overview Temporality and Identity Loss Due to Alzheimer's Disease / Celia J Orona -- Part Three. Analytic Strategies -- The Logical Sructure of Analytic Induction / W S Robinson -- Symbolic Interactionism / Robin Williams -- The Fusion of Theory and Research?Some Guidelines for the Phenomenological Analysis of Interview Data / Richard H Hycner -- Part Four. Computers in Qualitative Data Analysis -- Qualitative Data Analysis / Amanda Coffey, Beverley Holbrook and Paul Atkinson -- Technologies and Representations NUD*IST in Action:Its Use and Its Usefulness in a Study of Chronic Illness in Young People / K Buston -- Part Five. Narrative Analysis -- Sociological and Sociolinguistic Models of Narrative / Martin Cortazzi -- Sounds of Still Voices / Tim Booth -- Issues in the Use of Narrative Methods with People Who Have Learning Difficulties The Codes of the Dead / Stephen R Barley -- The Semiotics of Funeral Work Dreams, Visions and Commercial Spaces / Mark Gottdiener -- Part Six. Postmodernism Meets Ethnography -- On Ethnographic Authority / James Clifford -- Evaluating Qualitative Research in the Poststructural Moment / Norman K Denzin -- The Lessons James Joyce Teaches Us The Challenges of Postmodernism / Peter K Manning -- Part Seven. Writing -- Thick Description / Clifford Geertz -- Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture Appealing Work:An Investigation of How Ethnographic Texts Convince / Karen Golden-Biddle and Karen Locke -- Part Eight. Validation Issues -- Establishing Trustworthiness / Yvonna S Lincoln and Egon Guba -- On the Analysis of Observational Data:A Discussion of the Worth and Uses of Inductive Techniques and Respondent Validation / Michael Bloor -- Part Nine. Qualitative Data and Archiving -- Qualitative Data Archiving / Martyn Hammersley -- Some Reflections on Its Prospects and Problems Archiving Qualitative Research Data / Louise Corti, Janet Foster and Paul Thompson --

Volume Four. Issues in Qualitative Research -- Part One. Ethical Issues -- Ethical Problems in Social Research / Martin Bulmer -- The Case of Covert Participant Observation The Ethics of Deception in Social Research / Erich Goode -- A Case Study Whose Side Are We on? / Howard S Becker -- Part Two. Issues of Gender and Feminism -- Interviewing Women / Ann Oakley -- A Contradiction in Terms Toward a Methodology for Feminist Research / Maria Mies -- Talking and Listening from Women's Standpoint:Feminist Strategies for Interviewing and Analysis / Marjorie L De Vault -- Part Three. Cultural Difference -- Commonality, Difference and the Dynamics of Disclosure in In-Depth Interviewing / Miri Song and David Parker -- Studying across Difference:Race, Class and Gender in Qualitative Research / Margaret L Anderson -- Part Four. Qualitative Evaluation Research -- The Nature of Qualitative Enquiry / Michael Quinn Patton -- Ethnographic Contributions to Evaluation Research:The Experimental Schools Program Evaluation and Some Alternatives / Michael S Knapp -- Part Five. Qualitative Research and Policy -- Developing Policy-Oriented Qualitative Research / Janet Finch -- Disparities in the Social Construction of Long-Term Care / Rhoda Hurst Rojiani -- Part Six. Action Research -- Action Research:What Is It and What Can It Do? / Alison Kelly -- An Action Research Approach to Workplace Health: Integrating Methods / Margrit K Hugentobler, Barbara A Israel and Susan J Schurman -- Part Seven. Practitioner Research -- Doubts, Dilemmas and Diary-Keeping / Gordon Griffiths -- Some Reflections on Teacher-Based Research Ethnography Addressing the Practitioner / Michael Bloor and Neil McKeganey -- Part Eight. Getting Out -- Leaving the Field - Stephen J Taylor Research, Relationships and Responsibilities Leaving the Newsroom / David L Altheide -- Part Nine. Dissemination -- The British Association Scandal / D H J Morgan -- The Effect of Publicity on a Sociological Investigation The Sociologist as Celebrity: The Role of the Media in Field Research / Peter Adler -- Part Ten. Restudies -- Studying and Restudying Bishop McGregor School / Robert G Burgess -- Street Corner Society / W A Marianne Boelen -- Cornerville Revisited In Defense of Street Corner Society / William Foote Whyte.

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