TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shaffir,William
AU  - Stebbins,Robert A.
TI  - Experiencing fieldwork: an inside view of qualitative research 
T2  - Sage focus editions
SN  - 0803936443
AV  - H62 .E93 1991
PY  - 1991///
CY  - Newbury Park
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Fieldwork
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - methods
KW  - Research Design
KW  - Sociology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-267) and index; Part I: Getting inches 1. Playing back the tape: early days in the field; / John van Maanen; -- 2. Sponsors, gatekeepers, members, and friends: access in educational settings; / Robert G. Burgess; -- 3. Female researchers in male-dominated settings: implications for short-term versus long-term research; / Joan Neff Gurney; -- 4. Experiencing research on new religions and cults: practical and ethical considerations; / James T. Richardson; -- 5. Managing a convincing self-presentation: some personal reflections on entering the field; / William B. Shaffir. Part II: Learning the ropes. 6. A walk through the wilderness: learning to find your way; / David M. Fetterman; -- 7. Secrecy and disclosure in fieldwork; / Rirchard G. Mitchell Jr; -- 8. The researcher talks back: dealing with power relations in studies of young people's entry into the job market; / Christine Griffin; -- 9. Encountering the marketplace: achieving intimate familiarity with vendor activity; / Robert Prus; -- 10. Recognizing and analyzing local cultures; / Jaber F. Gubrium. Part II: Maintaining relations. 11. Field relations and the discourse of the other: collaboration in our own ruin; / Peter McLaren; -- 12. Maintaining relationships in a school for the deaf; / A. Donald Evans; -- 13. Stability and flexibility: maintaining relations within organized and unorganized groups; / Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler; -- 14. Field-workers' feelings: what we feel, who we are, how we analyze; / Sherryl Kleinman; -- 15. Fragile ties: shaping research relationships with women married to alcoholics; / Ramona M. Asher and Gary Alan Fine. Part IV: Leaving and keeping in touch. 16. High-risk methodlogy: reflections on leaving an outlaw society; / Daniel R. Wolf; -- 17. Leaving, revisiting, and staying in touch: neglected issues in field research; / Charles P. Gallmeier; -- 18. Gone fishing, be back later: ending and resuming research among fisherman; / Ilene M. Kaplan; -- 19. Leaving the field: research, relationships, and responsibilities; / Steven J. Taylor; -- 20. Do we ever leave the field? Notes on secondary fieldwork involvements; / Robert A. Stebbins
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