| Description |
xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Sage focus editions ; v. 124 |
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Sage focus editions ; 124
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- Part One: Getting In -- Playing Back the Tape - John Van Maanen -- Early Days in the Field -- Sponsors, Gatekeepers, Members and Friends - Robert G Burgess -- Access in Educational Settings -- Female Researchers in Male-Dominated Settings - Joan Neff Gurney -- Implications for Short-Term Versus Long-Term Research -- Experiencing Research on New Religions and Cults - James T Richardson -- Practical and Ethical Considerations -- Managing a Convincing Self-Presentation - William Shaffir -- Some Personal Reflections on Entering the Field -- Part Two: Learning The Ropes -- A Walk Through the Wilderness - David M Fetterman -- Learning to Find Your Way -- Secrecy and Disclosure in Fieldwork - Richard G Mitchell Jr -- The Researcher Talks Back - Christine Griffin -- Dealing With Power Relations in Studies of Young People's Entry to the Job Market -- Encountering the Marketplace - Robert Prus -- Achieving Intimate Familiarity with Vendor Activity -- Recognizing and Analyzing Local Cultures - Jaber F Gubrium -- Part Three: Maintaining Relations -- Field Relations and the Discourse of the Other - Peter McLaren -- Collaboration in Our Own Ruin -- Maintaining Relationships in a School for the Deaf - A Donald Evans -- Stability and Flexibility - Patricia A Adler and Peter Adler -- Maintaining Relations Within Organized and Unorganized Groups -- Fieldworkers' Feelings - Sherryl Kleinman -- What We Feel, Who We Are, How We Analyze -- Fragile Ties - Ramona M Asher and Gary Alan Fine -- Shaping Research Relationships with Women Married to Alcoholics -- Part Four: Leaving And Keeping In Touch -- High Risk Methodology - Daniel Wolff -- Reflections on Leaving an Outlaw Society -- Leaving, Revisiting, and Staying in Touch - Charles P Gallmeier -- Neglected Issues in Field Research -- Gone Fishing, Be Back Later - Ilene M Kaplan -- Ending and Resuming Research Among Fishermen -- Leaving the Field - Steven J Taylor -- Research, Relationships, and Responsibilities -- Do We Ever Leave the Field? Notes on Secondary Fieldwork Involvements - Robert A Stebbins |
| Analysis |
Sociology Research |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-267) and index |
| Subject |
Qualitative research -- Fieldwork.
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Qualitative research.
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Social sciences -- Fieldwork.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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Research Design.
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Social Sciences -- methods.
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| Author |
Shaffir, William.
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Stebbins, Robert A., 1938-
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| LC no. |
90043945 |
| ISBN |
0803936443 |
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0803936451 (paperback) |
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