Qualitative analysis : eight approaches for the social sciences / edited by Margaretha Järvinen and Nanna Mik-Meyer

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Analyzing qualitative data in social science -- Symbolic interactionism as analytical tradition -- Symbolic interactionism, stigma and othering -- Phenomenology as qualitative methodology -- Phenomenological analysis and the relationship between researcher and field -- Hermeneutics: theory and methodology -- Interpretation, prejudice and the hermeneutic circle -- Critical realism in theory and practice -- Critical realism: philosophical and methodological considerations --Grounded theory: main characteristics -- Sampling and conceptualization in grounded theory -- Narrative analysis : an integrative approach -- Narrative analysis: thematic, structural and performative -- Michel Foucault's discourse analysis -- Critical discourse analysis -- Actor- network theory as analytical approach -- Actor-network theory and qualitative interview.