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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794558303321

Autore

Rubin Ashley T.

Titolo

Rocking qualitative social science : an irreverent guide to rigorous research / / Ashley T. Rubin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-5036-2824-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 pages)

Disciplina

300.721

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Qualitative research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction to Dirtbagging -- 2 Topo: What Exactly Are Qualitative Methods? -- 3 Picking Your Proj: Identifying Your Research Question -- 4 On Belay: Connecting Your Work to an Anchor -- 5 Mapping out the Route: How and When Research Design Matters -- 6 Starting on the Right Foot: Making and Justifying Your Case Selection -- 7 Flaking out the Rope: How to Check Your Sample -- 8 Bivvy Time: The Fieldwork Model of Data Collection -- 9 The Crux: Content Analysis, Analytic Memos, and Other Tricks -- 10 Placing Pro: Making Causal Claims with Qualitative Data -- 11 Living on the Sharp End: Dealing with Skeptics of Qualitative Research -- 12 The Sweeper -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The inclusive, flexible alternative to rigid traditional advice.