Qualitative research : issues of theory, method, and practice / edited by David Silverman.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Introducing Qualitative Research -- David Silverman PART TWO: OBSERVATION Ethnography -- Giampietro Gobo Using Ethnography to study Gender -- Marie Buscatto Organizational Ethnography -- Thomas S. Eberle and Christoph Maeder PART THREE: TEXTS Analysing Documentary Realities -- Paul Atkinson and Amanda Coffey Using Documents in Social Research -- Lindsay Prior Internet Research -- Annette Markham PART FOUR: INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS The 'Inside' and the 'Outside': Finding Realities in Interviews -- Jody Miller and Barry Glassner Animating Interview Narratives -- James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium Analysing Focus Group Data -- Sue Wilkinson PART FIVE: TALK Discursive Psychology and the Study of Naturally Occurring Talk -- Jonathan Potter Conversation Analysis: Practices and Methods -- John Heritage PART SIX: VISUAL DATA Conceptualising Visual Data -- Michael Emmison Embodied Action: Video and the Analysis of Social Interaction -- Christian Heath PART SEVEN: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS Some pragmatics of qualitative data analysis -- Tim Rapley Grounded Theory and Credibility -- Kathy Charmaz and Anthony Bryant What's different about Narrative Inquiry? -- Cases, Categories and Contexts -- Catherine Riessman Systematic reviews and qualitative methods -- Mary Dixon-Woods Secondary analysis of qualitative data -- Clive Seale Validity in research on naturally occurring social interaction -- Anssi Perakyla The Three Faces of Writing Qualitative Research:Practice, Genre and Audience -- Amir Marvasti PART EIGHT: THE WIDER COMMUNITY Addressing Social Problems through Qualitative Research -- Michael Bloor Ethics and qualitative research -- Anne Ryen.

This hugely successful textbook has been fully updated and revised to make it even more accessible and comprehensive than previous editions. New chapters have been added on a range of key topics, including grounded theory, research ethics and systematic review. This book draws on a stellar list of leading qualitative researchers, each of whom is writing on their own specialized area in qualitative research, but doing so in a way that is clear and accessible to students and those new to the field of qualitative methods. All chapters also have added features - such as internet links, questions for readers and recommended readings. Alongside its engaging and accessible style, these new features make "Qualitative Research" the ideal textbook for all students working within this field. This is a comprehensive and accessible first text on qualitative methods that boasts a who's who of leading qualitative methodologists and is a must-have book for any student involved in doing research.