Reflexive methodology : new vistas for qualitative research /
New vistas for qualitative research
Mats Alvesson, Kaj Sköldberg.
- Third edition.
- xii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Previous editions: 2000, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the intellectualization of method -- (Post-)positivism, social constructionism, neorealism: three reference points in the philosophy of science -- Data-oriented methods: empiricist techniques and procedures -- Hermeneutics: interpretation and in sight -- Critical theory: the political and ideological dimension -- Poststructuralism and postmodernisrn: destabilizing subject and text -- Language/gender/power: discourse analysis, feminism and genealogy -- On reflexive interpretation: the play of interpretive levels -- Applications of reflexive methodology: illustrations -- Applications of reflexive methodology: criteria and strategies.
"Reflexivity is an essential part of the research process. Mats Alvesson and Kaj Sköldberg make explicit the links between techniques used in empirical research and different research traditions, giving a theoretically informed approach to qualitative research. The authors provide balanced reviews and critiques of the major schools of grounded theory, ethnography, hermeneutics, critical theory, postmodernism and poststructuralism, discourse analysis, genealogy and feminism... This third edition of Reflexive Methodology provides further updates on new research, including neorealism, and illustrations and applications of reflexive methodology in formulating research strategies, that build on the acclaimed and successful previous editions."--Publisher's website.
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Social sciences--Research. Social sciences--Methodology.