Joost Beuving, Geert Vries

Doing Qualitative Research (eBook, ePUB)

The Craft of Naturalistic Inquiry

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 undergraduate and graduate students in social science; for practitioners in social work, healthcare, policy advice, and organizational consultancy; and for all who have a genuine interest in society and its members.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040795347
• Artikelnr.: 75563539

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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