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408 Pages

Kathy Charmaz Sonoma State University

Paperback 03-21-2014 ISBN: 9780857029140 $47.00

Hardcover 03-21-2014 ISBN: 9780857029133 $125.00

This second edition of Kathy Charmaz's groundbreaking, bestselling text retains the accessible and engaging style of thefirst edition to present a benchmark introduction to doing grounded theory from a constructivist perspective.

This expanded second edition:

- Explores how to effectively focus on data collection and to think about it for theorizing

- Adds two new chapters that guide the reader through conducting and analysing interviews in grounded theory studies

- Adds a new chapter on the relationship between symbolic interactionism and grounded theory

- Considers recent epistemological debates about the place of prior theory and the legacy of Anselm Strauss for groundedtheory

This is a seminal title for anyone serious about understanding and doing grounded theory research.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

An Invitation to Grounded Theory

Gathering Rich Data

Crafting and Conducting Intensive Interviews

Interviewing in Grounded Theory Studies

The Logic of Grounded Theory Coding Practices and Initial Coding

Focused Coding and Beyond

Memowriting

Theoretical Sampling, Saturation, and Sorting

Reconstructing Theory in Grounded Theory StudiesSymbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory

Writing the Draft

Reflecting on the Research Process

Constructing Grounded TheorySecond Edition

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