Qualitative Research Methods

by Weinberg, Darin

• ISBN13: 9780631217619
• ISBN10: 0631217614
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-29
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Qualitative Research Methods is an indispensable, definitive collection of readings for students undertaking any kind of social science inquiry. These readings represent the finest classic and contemporary scholarship in the field. Each conceptually accessible article includes an editorial introduction for students using and studying research methods for the first time. This volume will acquaint students with not only the full range of contemporary qualitative research methods, but also the location of these methods in wider scientific breakthroughs.

Author Biography

Darin Weinberg is a University Lecturer in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Qualitative Research Methods: An Overview	p. 1
The Legacy of Qualitative Research Methods	p. 23
Introduction to Part I	p. 25
The Stranger	p. 30
Paradigmatic Traditions in the History of Anthropology	p. 35
Everett C. Hughes and the Development of Fieldwork in Sociology	p. 49
Qualitative Interviewing, Life History, and Narrative Analysis	p. 73
Introduction to Part II	p. 75
The Life History and the Scientific Mosaic	p. 79
Talking and Listening from Women's Standpoint: Feminist Strategies for Interviewing and Analysis	p. 88
Active Interviewing	p. 112
Narrative Authenticity	p. 127
Observational Fieldwork	p. 133
Introduction to Part III	p. 135
The Place of Field Work in Social Science	p. 139
On Fieldwork	p. 148
Difference and Dialogue: Members' Readings of Ethnographic Texts	p. 154
In Search of Horatio Alger: Culture and Ideology in the Crack Economy	p. 171
Conversation and Discourse Analysis	p. 187
Introduction to Part IV	p. 189
Activity Types and Language	p. 193
Reflections on Talk and Social Structure	p. 221
Refusing Invited Applause: Preliminary Observations from a Case Study of Charismatic Oratory	p. 244
Research Using Artifacts as Primary Sources	p. 261
Introduction to Part V	p. 263
The Interpretation of Documents and Material Culture	p. 266
Professional Vision	p. 281
Artwork: Collection and Contemporary Culture	p. 313
Index	p. 329
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