{"product_id":"reflexive-methodology-new-vistas-for-qualitative-research-9781848601123","title":"Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research","description":"\u003cp\u003eReflexive Methodology established itself as a groundbreaking success  providing researchers with an invaluable guide to a central problem in research methodology  how to put field research and interpretations in perspective  paying attention to the interpretive  political  and rhetorical nature of empirical research. Now thoroughly updated  the Second Edition includes a new chapter on positivism  social constructionism  and critical realism  and offers new conclusions on the applications of methodology. It provides further illustrations and updates that build on the acclaimed and successful First Edition.  Reflexivity is an essential part of the research process. In this book  Mats Alvesson and Kaj Skoldberg make explicit the links between techniques used in empirical research and different research traditions  giving a theoretically informed approach to qualitative research. The authors provide balanced reviews and critiques of the major schools of grounded theory  ethnography  hermeneutics  critical theory  postmodernism and poststructuralism  discourse analysis  genealogy  and feminism. This book points the way to a more open-minded  creative interaction between theoretical frameworks and empirical research. It continues to be essential reading for students and researchers across the social sciences.  Praise for the First Edition:  \"Reflexive Methodology is a textbook indispensable to any young researcher. It does not tell its readers how to do research. It does something much more important: It shows how research has been done in the qualitative tradition  thus encouraging the readers to make their own choices.\" - Barbara Czarniawska  Goteborg University  \"I would go so far as to argue that this book should be on the reading list of all social scientists and philosophers with an interest in the theory and practice of research.\" - Prometheus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929957007413,"sku":"ByrdShop_1848601123","price":99.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781848601123.jpg?v=1794202057","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/reflexive-methodology-new-vistas-for-qualitative-research-9781848601123","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}