Summary
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Martha S. Feldman's invaluable text outlines four key strategies for interpreting qualitative data: ethnomethodology, semiotics, dramaturgy and deconstruction. The author examines the strengths and weaknesses of each strategy and identifies when to use them. To demonstrate, she applies the techniques of each method to a single data set, highlighting the differences in results.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Role of Analysis
Throughout this book, I have assumed that analysis is just one stage in the process of research. It is preceded by data gathering and succeeded by a process of relating one's interpretations to the questions one is trying to answer and to existing theories. In the case of qualitative research, it ...