Emergent Methods in Social Research

by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber

• ISBN13: 9781412909181
• ISBN10: 141290918X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

Emergent Methods in Social Research introduces state-of-the-art social research methods that address the growing methods-theory gap within and across the disciplines. In this text, editors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy combine original, in-depth introductions, previously published articles, and original works to provide readers with a comprehensive view of new and cutting-edge research methods and methodologies. Key Features: Combines theoretical and empirical pieces: Both theoretical and methodological issues at the cutting edge of research are explored. The linking of theoretical and empirical pieces, in addition to the focus on emergent methods, makes this book highly unique to the field. Focuses on two sub-topics: Emerging research techniques across disciplines and emerging methods within disciplines are examined. The scope of the work offers a very broad perspective of the possible uses and issues surrounding these techniques and methods. New methods include Listening, the Body, Auto-Ethnography, Biographical-Narrative Approach, Methodology of the Oppressed, Postcolonialism, Poststructuralism, Ethnodrama, and much more. Challenges traditional ethnography: Social researchers are encouraged to question traditional forms of knowledge construction within ethnography. Theoretical insights challenge ethnographic researchers to build bridges that link new research questions with innovative ethnographic methods that can address issues of power, authority, and representation in the research process. Intended Audience: Perfect for graduate level Introductory and Intermediate Qualitative Research courses across the social sciences particularly Sociology, Political Science, Urban Studies, Anthropology, Communication, Social Work, and relevant Evaluation programs; as well as researchers and professionals interested in having a comprehensive view of new, cutting-edge, or alternative research methods.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: Emergent Methods in Social Research Within and Across Disciplines	ix
1. Skirting a Pleated Text: De-Disciplining an Academic Life	1	(12)
Laurel Richardson
2. Getting Connected: How Sociologists Can Access the High Tech Elite	13	(30)
Trond Arne Undheim
3. A Sociologist Among Economists: Some Thoughts on Methods, Positionality, and Subjectivity	43	(12)
Sarah Babb
4. Ethnography and Conversation Analysis: What Is the Context of an Utterance?	55	(40)
Douglas W. Maynard
5. Creativity Within Qualitative Research on Families: New Ideas for Old Methods	95	(14)
Sharon A. Deacon
6. Sampling Human Experience in Naturalistic Settings	109	(22)
Tamlin Conner and Eliza Bliss-Moreau
7. Feminist Visualization: Re-envisioning GIS as a Method in Feminist Geographic Research	131	(34)
Mei-Po Kwan
8. Practical Strategies for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Applications to Health Research	165	(18)
David L. Morgan
9. Performing Autoethnography: An Embodied Methodological Praxis	183	(30)
Tami Spry
10. Exposed Methodology: The Body as a Deconstructive Practice	213	(22)
Wanda S. Pillow
11. Ethnodrama: Performed Research—Limitations and Potential	235	(18)
Jim Mienczakowski
12. On the Listening Guide: A Voice-Centered Relational Method	253	(20)
Carol Gilligan, Renée Spencer, M. Katherine Weinberg, and Tatiana Bertsch
13. Friendship as Method	273	(22)
Lisa M. Tillmann-Healy
14. Gender Imago	295	(18)
Niza Yanay and Nitza Berkovitch
15. The Personal Is Political: Using Daily Diaries to Examine Everyday Prejudice-Related Experiences	313	(24)
Lauri L. Hyers, Janet K. Swim, and Robyn K. Mallett
16. Feminist Media Ethnography in India: Exploring Power, Gender, and Culture in the Field	337	(38)
Radhika Parameswaran
Conclusion: "Coming at Things Differently": The Need for Emergent Methods	375	(8)
Index	383	(22)
About the Editors	405	(2)
About the Contributors	407