Discovering Qualitative Methods : Field Research, Interviews, and Analysis
ISBN: 9780195384291 | 0195384296
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 3/27/2009
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In Discovering Qualitative Methods, Second Edition, researchers Carol A. B. Warren and Tracy Xavia Karner emphasize the process of social research--from the initial idea to the final paper, journal article, or scholarly monograph. This highly readable text establishes the theoretical underpinnings and applications of qualitative research. It offers comprehensive yet straightforward coverage that includes the major types of qualitative analysis: field research or ethnography, interviews, documents, and images. The text also discusses the histori... MORE
| Preface: Welcome to the Study of Qualitative Methods | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Introduction to Qualitative Methods | p. 1 |
| The Law, Politics, and Ethics of Qualitative Research | p. 32 |
| Field Research: Setting and Entrée | p. 59 |
| Roles and Relationships in Field Research | p. 84 |
| Writing Fieldnotes | p. 107 |
| The In... MORE | p. 126 |
| The Interview: Interaction, Talk, and Text | p. 151 |
| The Textual and the Visual as Qualitative Data: Documents, Images, and the Internet | p. 177 |
| Analyzing Qualitative Data: Fieldnotes, Transcripts, Documents, and Images | p. 215 |
| Writing Well | p. 246 |
| Reference | p. 279 |
| Index | p. 301 |
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Carol A. B. Warren is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Kansas.
Tracy Xavia Karner is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Visual Studies at the University of Houston.
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