Qualitative Research
Theory, Method and Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 18. March 2004
Book
Hardback
390 pages
978-0-7619-4933-6 (ISBN)
Description
Building on the global success of the first edition of Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice, the new edition has been thoroughly updated and revised. It succeeds in providing a comprehensive yet accessible guide to a variety of methodological approaches to qualitative research.
Edited by David Silverman, the book brings together a team of internationally renowned researchers to discuss the theory and practice of qualitative research. In each chapter, the contributors broaden our conception of qualitative research by drawing upon particular examples of data-analysis to advance their analytical arguments.
The contributors successfully combine a discussion of more traditional methods, with more recent developments in the field; including the use of internet data and researching visual culture.
Illustrated by case studies and practical examples, this student-friendly and engaging text will be an invaluable resource for all students involved in qualitative research across the social sciences.
Edited by David Silverman, the book brings together a team of internationally renowned researchers to discuss the theory and practice of qualitative research. In each chapter, the contributors broaden our conception of qualitative research by drawing upon particular examples of data-analysis to advance their analytical arguments.
The contributors successfully combine a discussion of more traditional methods, with more recent developments in the field; including the use of internet data and researching visual culture.
Illustrated by case studies and practical examples, this student-friendly and engaging text will be an invaluable resource for all students involved in qualitative research across the social sciences.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
806 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-4933-6 (9780761949336)
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David Silverman
Qualitative Research
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11/2010
3rd Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€156.24
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Book
04/1997
1st Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€99.36
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Person
David Silverman trained as a sociologist at the London School of Economics and the University of California, Los Angeles. He taught for 32 years at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he is now Emeritus Professor in the Sociology Department as well as Visiting Professor in the Business Schools, King's College, London, Leeds University and University of Technology Sydney and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology. He is interested in conversation and discourse analysis and he has researched medical consultations, shelters for homeless people and HIV-test counselling.
He is the author of Doing Qualitative Research (sixth edition, 2022) and A Very Short, Fairly Interesting, Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research (second edition, 2013c). He is the editor of Qualitative Research (fifth edition, 2021) and the Sage series Introducing Qualitative Methods. In recent years, he has offered short, hands-on workshops in qualitative research for universities in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
Now retired from full-time work, he aims to watch 100 days of county cricket a year. He also enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandsons as well as voluntary work in an old people's home where he chats and sings with residents.
He is the author of Doing Qualitative Research (sixth edition, 2022) and A Very Short, Fairly Interesting, Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research (second edition, 2013c). He is the editor of Qualitative Research (fifth edition, 2021) and the Sage series Introducing Qualitative Methods. In recent years, he has offered short, hands-on workshops in qualitative research for universities in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
Now retired from full-time work, he aims to watch 100 days of county cricket a year. He also enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandsons as well as voluntary work in an old people's home where he chats and sings with residents.
Content
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Introducing Qualitative Research - David Silverman
PART TWO: OBSERVATION
Ethnography - Isabelle Baszanger and Nicolas Dodier
Relating the Part to the Whole
Building Bridges - Gale Miller and Kathryn J Fox
The Possibility of Analytic Dialogue between Ethnography, Conversation Analysis and Foucault
PART THREE: TEXTS
Analyzing Documentary Realities - Paul Atkinson and Amanda Coffey
Doing Things with Documents - Lindsay Prior
Internet Communication as a Tool for Qualitative Research - Annette Markham
PART FOUR: INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS
The 'Inside' and the 'Outside' - Jody Miller and Barry Glassner
Finding Realities in Interviews
The Active Interview - James A Holstein and Jaber F Gubrium
Membership Categorization and Interview Accounts - Carolyn Baker
Focus Group Research - Sue Wilkinson
PART FIVE: TALK
Discourse Analysis as a Way of Analyzing Naturally Occurring Talk - Jonathan Potter
Conversation Analysis and Institutional Talk - John Heritage
Analyzing Data
PART SIX: VISUAL DATA
The Conceptualization and Analysis of Visual Data - Michael Emmison
Analyzing Face-to-Face Interaction - Christian Heath
Video and the Visual and Material
PART SEVEN: VALIDITY
Reliability and Validity in Research Based on Transcripts - Anssi Per[um]akyl[um]a
PART EIGHT: THE WIDER COMMUNITY
Addressing Social Problems through Qualitative Research - Michael Bloor
Using Qualitative Data and Analysis - Gale Miller, Robert Dingwall and Elizabeth Murphy
Reflections on Organizational Research
PART NINE: POSTSCRIPT
Who Cares about 'Experience'? Missing Issues in Qualitative Research - David Silverman
Introducing Qualitative Research - David Silverman
PART TWO: OBSERVATION
Ethnography - Isabelle Baszanger and Nicolas Dodier
Relating the Part to the Whole
Building Bridges - Gale Miller and Kathryn J Fox
The Possibility of Analytic Dialogue between Ethnography, Conversation Analysis and Foucault
PART THREE: TEXTS
Analyzing Documentary Realities - Paul Atkinson and Amanda Coffey
Doing Things with Documents - Lindsay Prior
Internet Communication as a Tool for Qualitative Research - Annette Markham
PART FOUR: INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS
The 'Inside' and the 'Outside' - Jody Miller and Barry Glassner
Finding Realities in Interviews
The Active Interview - James A Holstein and Jaber F Gubrium
Membership Categorization and Interview Accounts - Carolyn Baker
Focus Group Research - Sue Wilkinson
PART FIVE: TALK
Discourse Analysis as a Way of Analyzing Naturally Occurring Talk - Jonathan Potter
Conversation Analysis and Institutional Talk - John Heritage
Analyzing Data
PART SIX: VISUAL DATA
The Conceptualization and Analysis of Visual Data - Michael Emmison
Analyzing Face-to-Face Interaction - Christian Heath
Video and the Visual and Material
PART SEVEN: VALIDITY
Reliability and Validity in Research Based on Transcripts - Anssi Per[um]akyl[um]a
PART EIGHT: THE WIDER COMMUNITY
Addressing Social Problems through Qualitative Research - Michael Bloor
Using Qualitative Data and Analysis - Gale Miller, Robert Dingwall and Elizabeth Murphy
Reflections on Organizational Research
PART NINE: POSTSCRIPT
Who Cares about 'Experience'? Missing Issues in Qualitative Research - David Silverman