Interpreting qualitative data : methods for analysing talk, text and interaction

Author(s)

• Silverman, David

Bibliographic Information

Interpreting qualitative data : methods for analysing talk, text and interaction

David Silverman

Sage Pub., 1993

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-218) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Based on worked-through examples and student exercises, David Silverman's critical text spans the range of different approaches within the qualitative tradition. The author considers the relations between qualitative and quantitative methods in social research and the strengths of specific methodologies. In particular, the book focuses on: issues of observation, analysis and validity in qualitative research; the theoretical underpinnings, methodological consequences and practical applicability of major traditions of qualitative research, including ethnography, symbolic interactionism, conversation analysis and ethnomethodology; the centrality of language as the medium of communication of the subjects of qualitative research, and the ways in which such communication can be studied - through the analysis of interviews, texts and transcripts.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THEORY AND METHOD IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Beginning Research The Logic of Qualitative Methodology PART TWO: METHODS Observation Texts Interview Data Transcripts PART THREE: IMPLICATIONS Validity and Reliability The Practical Relevance of Qualitative Research PART FOUR: SUMMARY Six Rules of Qualitative Research

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Details

• NCID: BA21209301
• ISBN:
  • 0803987579
  • 0803987587
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 224 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 301.072