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Qualitative Methods for Family Studies and Human Development

by: Kerry J. Daly

Qualitative Methods for Family Studies and Human Development

by: Kerry J. Daly

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9781412914031
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Copyright: 02/15/2007
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

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Qualitative Methods for Family Studies and Human Development serves as a step-by-step, interdisciplinary, qualitative methods text for those working in the areas of family studies, human development, family therapy, and family social work. Providing a systematic outline for carrying out qualitative projects from start to finish, author Kerry J.Â Daly uniquely combines epistemology, theory, and methodology into a comprehensive package illustrated specifically with examples from family relations and human development research.

Preface	p. xi
Qualitative Research and the Art of Learning to See	p. 1
Learning to See	p. 2
The Paradox of Learning to See	p. 4
Paradox of Control and Our Ability to See	p. 7
Lessons From the Art World: Positioning Ourselves to See Fully	p. 10
Drawing Informs Research: The Cultivation of Perceptual Skills	p. 11
Composition	p. 12
Attending to the Subject Matter	p. 14
Representation	p. 16
Epistemological Considerations in Qualitative Research	p. 19
Epistemology	p. 23
Paradigms	p. 26
Positivism	p. 28
Postpositivism/Critical Realism	p. 30
Social Constructionism/Interpretivism	p. 31
Critical Paradigm	p. 34
Postmodernism	p. 37
Paths of Inquiry for Qualitative Research	p. 43
Deduction	p. 44
Induction	p. 45
Objectivist Induction: Positivist/Postpositivist Roots	p. 47
Constructivist Induction: Interpretivist and Social Constructionist Roots	p. 48
Inductive Inquiry: Postmodernist Influences	p. 50
Abduction	p. 51
Induction, Deduction, and Abduction in Practice: Cycles of Inquiry	p. 54
Design and Orienting to the Issues to (Deductive Beginnings)	p. 55
Articulating Questions and Opening Pathways (Inductive Explorations)	p. 57
Recursive Patterns Involving Exploration, Analysis, Interpretation, and the Search for Explanation (Induction[LeftRight Arrow]Deduction[LeftRight Arrow]Abduction)	p. 58
Final Analysis and Drawing Conclusions (Induction[LeftRight Arrow]Deduction[LeftRight Arrow]Abduction)	p. 59
Ontology of the Human Realm: Theoretical Foundations for Qualitative Inquiry	p. 61
Ontology and the Nature of Human Reality	p. 61
Meaningful Reality	p. 63
Social Reality	p. 64
Symbolic Reality	p. 64
Temporal, Emergent Reality	p. 65
Mundane Reality	p. 66
Contradictions in Social Reality	p. 66
Ontological Assumptions About Human Development	p. 67
Human Agency	p. 68
Timing of Lives	p. 68
Location in Time and Place	p. 69
Linked Lives	p. 69
Ontological Assumptions About Families	p. 70
"Family" as a Province of Meaning	p. 72
Family as a Private Domain	p. 73
Family as an Emotional Domain	p. 74
Family as Relationships	p. 75
Family Practices	p. 76
Whose Family? Issues of Voice	p. 79
Ontology Shapes Inquiry	p. 81
Studying Culture as a Basis of Ethnography	p. 81
Studying Meaning as a Basis of Grounded Theory	p. 81
Studying Experience and Consciousness as a Basis of Phenomenological Inquiry	p. 82
Studying Stories as a Basis of Narrative Inquiry	p. 82
Studying Power and Social Change as a Basis of Critical Inquiry	p. 82
Methodology: Links Among Ontological Assumptions, Theory, and Forms of Inquiry	p. 83
Ethnography and the Study of Culture	p. 84
Theoretical Background	p. 84
Implications for Methods	p. 87
Variations	p. 89
Phenomenology: The Study of Conscious Experience	p. 94
Theoretical Background	p. 94
Implications for Methods	p. 97
Variations	p. 100
Grounded Theory Methodology	p. 100
Theoretical Influences	p. 100
Implications for Methods	p. 102
Variations	p. 106
Narrative Inquiry: The Study of Story	p. 108
Theoretical Background	p. 108
Implications for Methods	p. 113
Variations	p. 117
Critical Approaches: The Tradition of Feminist Inquiry and the Example of Participatory Action Research	p. 119
Theoretical Background	p. 119
Implications for Methods	p. 122
Variations	p. 125
Summary	p. 127
Methods of Data Collection and Creation	p. 129
Observation	p. 130
Access and Permission	p. 132
Focus for Observation	p. 133
Positioning Ourselves	p. 136
Observing and Interpreting	p. 138
Interviews	p. 139
Structuring the Interview	p. 143
Methodology Shapes the Type of Interview	p. 147
Face-to-Face Versus Telephone Interviews	p. 148
Recording Interviews	p. 148
Cultivating Good Interviewing Skills	p. 150
Focus Groups	p. 153
Setting Up a Focus Group	p. 155
Assessing the Validity of Focus Group Data	p. 157
Focus Groups Within the Critical Paradigm	p. 158
Research Design: Constructing a Research Proposal	p. 161
What Kind of Chef Are You?	p. 163
Philosophical and Methodological Positioning	p. 165
Developing a Research Proposal	p. 168
Statement of the Research Question	p. 169
Significance of the Research (Justification)	p. 170
Contextualizing the Study: The Literature Review	p. 171
Statement of Specific Objectives	p. 172
Description of Methodology and Methods	p. 173
Sampling Plan	p. 175
The Unit of Analysis in Human Development and Family Research	p. 179
Rote/Self-Positioning	p. 182
Plan for Data Analysis	p. 184
Overview of the Research Plan: Practical Considerations	p. 186
Positioning the Self: Role Considerations and the Practices of Reflexivity	p. 187
Dimensions of Reflexive Practice	p. 188
Research Results Are Mediated	p. 189
Focus on Experience	p. 189
Identity Issues	p. 190
Reflexivity and Physical Presence in the Field	p. 190
Relationship Between the Researcher and the Researched	p. 191
Epistemological Positioning	p. 192
Issues of Voice	p. 194
Reflexivity Is Interpretive Practice	p. 196
Why Do We "Do" Reflexivity?	p. 197
Reflexivity in Family Research	p. 199
Reflexivity and Social Positioning	p. 201
Gender and Sexual Orientation	p. 202
Class	p. 203
Age	p. 204
Race/Ethnicity	p. 205
Balancing Vulnerability and Researcher Presence	p. 206
Analytical Strategies	p. 209
What Is Analysis in Qualitative Research?	p. 209
Analysis Occurs Throughout the Research Process	p. 209
Analysis Is an Interactive Process Shaped by Participants and Researchers	p. 210
Analysis Is Thinking and Writing	p. 211
Analysis Is a Process of Selection, Interpretation, and Abstraction	p. 211
Analysis for What?	p. 212
Nomothetic and Idiographic	p. 212
Emic and Etic	p. 212
Description Versus Explanation	p. 214
Transcription as Part of Analysis	p. 216
Analytic Approaches in Various Methodologies	p. 218
Phenomenology	p. 219
Narrative	p. 221
Ethnography	p. 224
Grounded Theory	p. 226
The Diamond Approach: A Theory Development Model for Qualitative Data Analysis	p. 238
Integrity Practices: The Ethics, Credibility, and Politics of Conducting Qualitative Research	p. 243
Ethical Guidelines	p. 243
Informed Consent	p. 244
Protecting Participants Through Confidentiality and Anonymity	p. 247
Accountability	p. 248
Credibility Issues	p. 252
Credibility of Procedures	p. 252
Credibility of Outcome	p. 255
Conclusion	p. 263
References	p. 265
Index	p. 283
About the Author	p. 293
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