1st Edition
Doing Qualitative Research The Craft of Naturalistic Inquiry
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Naturalistic inquiry is about studying people in everyday circumstances by ordinary means. It strives to blend in, to respect people in their daily lives, to take their actions and experiences seriously, and to build on these carefully. 'Doing Qualitative Research: The Craft of Naturalistic Inquiry' offers guidance, combining thoughtful reflection with practical tips. It is written for... Read more
List of boxes, List of figures, Acknowledgements, Introduction: The arc of naturalistic inquiry, 1. On naturalistic inquiry: Key issues and practices, 2. Theorizing society: Grounded theory in naturalistic inquiry, 3. Looking at society: Observing, participating, interpreting, 4. Talking about society: Interviewing and casual conversation, 5. Reading society: Texts, images, things, 6. Disentangling society: The analysis of social networks, 7. Not getting lost in society: On qualitative analysis, 8. Telling about society: On writing, Epilogue: Present and future of naturalistic inquiry, Naturalistic inquiry in social research, Accountability in naturalistic inquiry, The future, References, Index of names, Index of subjects
Biography
Joost Beuving teaches anthropology at Radboud University Nijmegen. He has a special interest in everyday economic life. He has studied car dealers in the second-hand car trade between Europe and West Africa, and fishermen in the Nile perch export business on Lake Victoria, East Africa.
Geert de Vries teaches sociology at VU University Amsterdam and Amsterdam University College. He specializes in historical sociology. He has studied educational expansion, schools, the life-worlds of youngsters, and social problems and social change in the Netherlands.
