Creative Problem Solving in the Field Reflections on a Career
by Whyte, William FooteFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-08-04
Publisher(s): AltaMira Press
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
| About The Author | p. 7 |
| Preface | p. 9 |
| Gaining Access to the Field | p. 15 |
| Systematizing Participant Observation | p. 19 |
| Interviewing in the Field | p. 25 |
| Facts, Interpretations, and Ethics in Qualitative Injury | p. 29 |
| Transactional Relationships | p. 35 |
| Money and Motivation | p. 43 |
| Socio-Technical Systems | p. 57 |
| Studying Cultures and Intercultural Relations | p. 63 |
| On Combining Research Methods | p. 73 |
| On History: How the Past Shapes Present and Future | p. 77 |
| Learning From Mondragon | p. 83 |
| Sociology as Social Science | p. 95 |
| Methods for Doing Applied Social Research | p. 109 |
| Combining Consulting and Applied Social Research | p. 123 |
| A Vision for Sociology and Society | p. 133 |
| References | p. 149 |
| Index | p. 155 |
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