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ALERTcourse syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.PackagesAccess codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase.Used or rental booksIf you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.Access codesAccess codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.-- Examine qualitative research as evidence-based stories of social life.Doing Qualitative Research shows how qualitative research is evidence-based stories of our social life.By the time readers complete this book, they will be able to conduct their own research and understand the pleasures and perils of qualitative research. This text is ideal for classes in disciplines such as cultural studies, anthropology, political science, ethnic studies, women and gender studies, the media, journalism and communications, organizational behavior, and more.Learning GoalsUpon completing this book, readers should be able to:Assess others' research and develop their own research Understand the scientific method, broadly defined and adapted to understanding human beings Analyze with a critical and reflexive style of research - readers should understand how their own lives affect how others are seen Link theory and research Understand the macro-micro linkages created by qualitative research
Contents
IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVEPart I: Getting Started: Thinking about Research ChoicesPart II: Choosing a Research DesignPart III: Focus on Ethnography Part IV: Choices from the Methods Tool KitPart V: Telling the StoryPart I: Getting Started: Thinking about Research ChoicesChapter 1: Introduction: Logic of Inquiry, Research Designs and Strategies, and the Methods Tool KitChapter 2: A Brief History of Qualitative ResearchChapter 3: Asking Research QuestionsChapter 4: The Ethics of Qualitative ResearchChapter 5: The Politics of Qualitative ResearchChapter 6: Integrating Theory into Qualitative Research: Foundational, Grounded, and Critical-Reflexive TheoriesPart II: Choosing a Research DesignChapter 7: Ethnography: An Overview Chapter 8: Historical-Comparative ResearchChapter 9: Social Autopsies: Adverse Events and What They Tell Us about Society Chapter 10: Community-Based Participatory Research and Action ResearchChapter 11: The Analysis of Cultural Objects and Discourses as a Research DesignChapter 12: Multi-Method DesignsPart III: Focus on EthnographyChapter 13: Ethnography: Entering the FieldChapter 14: Ethnography: Types of DataChapter 15: Ethnography: Writing Field Notes Chapter 16: Directed Strategies for Data-MakingPart IV: Choices from the Methods Tool-kitChapter 17: Observation, Participant-Observation and Carnal SociologyChapter 18: InterviewingChapter 19: Focus Groups Chapter 20: Life Narratives Chapter 21: Visual Methods Chapter 22: Software for Qualitative Analysis Part V: Telling the StoryChapter 23: Preparing a Research ReportChapter 24: Wrapping It Up: Ethical, Political, Legal and Emotional Challenges
