Creative problem solving in the field
Subtitle: reflections on a career
By: William Foote Whyte.
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Walnut Creek
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Sociology -- Research -- Methodology.; Sociology -- Field work.; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.; Social sciences -- Field work.
Description: This book is both a guide through the practical and conceptual complexities and problems associated with fieldwork, as well as a look back on the life of one of the most interesting and important sociologists of our time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gaining access to the field; title: Systematizing participant observation; title: Interviewing in the field; title: Facts interpretation, and ethics in qualitative inquiry; title: Transactional relationships; title: Money and motivation; title: Socio-technical systems; title: Studying culture and intercultural relations; title: On combining research methods; title: On history : how the past shapes present and future; title: Learning from Mondragón; title: Sociology as social science; title: Methods for doing applied social research; title: Combining consulting and applied social research; title: A vision for sociology and society.