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Key Themes in Qualitative Research: Continuities and Change
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Qualitative MethodMethodological OrientationCultureQualitative InterpretationQualitative AnalysisGender StudiesIntersectionalitySociologyKey PremisesEducationKey ThemesEthnographySocial ChangeFeminist TheoryCultural AnthropologySocial SciencesEthnographic Research
The book offers a balanced overview of qualitative methodology by three prominent ethnographic scholars. It reviews foundational texts by methodological pioneers and critiques their core premises—intimacy, advocacy, validity—against contemporary practice. The result is a critical comparison of Old Guard versus Avant‑Garde perspectives that equips readers with a practical guide to the expanding qualitative literature.
Key Themes in Qualitative Research is an attempt by three well-respected ethnographic researchers to present a balanced view of qualitative methodology and research. The book is structured around classic texts, written by methodological pioneers, which comprise the basic foundation of modern qualitative research. The authors examine key premises in these texts, such as intimacy, advocacy, and validity, and how they may be supported, redesigned, or made problematic in today's field. This allows for a critical analysis of Old Guard vs. Avant-Garde ideas and provides for the reader a guide to wade through the proliferation of texts and theories available since the postmodern turn. While not designed as a primer in qualitative research methods, anyone with modest experience in the field should find this book extremely useful.