Full Description
Lecturers, click here to request an electronic inspection copy - no waiting for the post to arrive!This hugely successful textbook has been fully updated and revised to make it even more accessible and comprehensive than previous editions. New chapters have been added on a range of key topics, including grounded theory, research ethics and systematic review. This book draws on a stellar list of leading qualitative researchers, each of whom is writing on their own specialized area in qualitative research, but doing so in a way that is clear and accessible to students and those new to the field of qualitative methods.All chapters also have added features - such as internet links, questions for readers and recommended readings. Alongside its engaging and accessible style, these new features make Qualitative Research the ideal textbook for all students working within this field.This is a comprehensive and accessible first text on qualitative methods that boasts a who's who of leading qualitative methodologists and is a must-have book for any student involved in doing research.
Contents
PART ONEResearch - David SilvermanPART TWO: OBSERVATIONEthnography - Giampietro GoboUsing Ethnography to Study Gender - Marie BuscattoOrganizational Ethnography - Thomas S Eberle and Christoph Maeder PART THREE: TEXTSAnalyzing Documentary Realities - Paul Atkinson and Amanda CoffeyUsing Documents in Social Research - Lindsay PriorInternet Research - Annette MarkhamPART FOUR: INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPSThe 'Inside' and the 'Outside': Finding Realities in Interviews - Jody Miller and Barry GlassnerAnimating Interview Narratives - James A Holstein and Jaber F GubriumAnalyzing Focus Group Data - Sue WilkinsonPART FIVE: TALKDiscursive Psychology and the Study of Naturally Occurring Talk - Jonathan Potter Conversation Analysis: Practices and Methods - John HeritagePART SIX: VISUAL DATAConceptualizing Visual Data - Michael EmmisonEmbodied Action: Video and the Analysis of Social Interaction - Christian Heath PART SEVEN: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS Some Pragmatics of Qualitative Data Analysis - Tim RapleyGrounded Theory and Credibility - Kathy Charmaz and Anthony BryantWhat's Different about Narrative Inquiry? Cases, Categories and Contexts - Catherine Kohler RiessmanSystematic Reviews and Qualitative Methods - Mary Dixon-Woods Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Data - Clive SealeValidity in Research on Naturally Occurring Social Interaction - Anssi PerakylaThree Aspects of Writing Qualitative Research: Practice, Genre and Audience - Amir MarvastiPART EIGHT: THE WIDER COMMUNITYAddressing Social Problems through Qualitative Research - Michael BloorEthics and Qualitative Research - Anne Ryen
