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Lisa M.Given

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Lisa M. Given
In:The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909
Subject:Anthropology, Business and Management, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Communication and Media Studies, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Economics, Education, Geography, Health, History, Marketing, Nursing, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Social Policy and Public Policy, Social Work, Sociology

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Understanding is comprehending an entity; achieving a grasp of the essence of another or of an experience; empathizing or sympathizing with another individual, group, or culture; or knowing what something is ...

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  Given, Lisa M. "Understanding." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, edited by Given, Lisa M., 903-4. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.
  
  Given, L. M. 2008. Understanding. In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Lisa M. Given Editor, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 903-904 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909> [Accessed 3 Dec 2023].
  
  Given, Lisa M. "Understanding." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Edited by Vol. 0. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 903-4. Sage Research Methods, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.
  
  Given, Lisa M.. Understanding. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Vol. 0. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008: 903-904. doi:10.4135/9781412963909
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