03603cam a22003978i 4500 22683846 CSPC 20251215141535.0 220707s2023 nyu b 001 0 eng 2022032290 9781032341545 (paperback) 22683846 DLC eng rda DLC CSPC pcc H62 .T4654 2023 001.42 T371p 23/eng/20220707 Thompson, William E. (William Edwin), 1950- author. Pulling back the curtain on qualitative research / William E. Thompson and Mica L.Thompson. 2301 New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023. viii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Designing and conducting qualitative research -- Striving for objective and unbiased qualitative research -- Visiting old order Amish in Oklahoma and Kansas: case studies -- Working on a beef slaughter assembly line -- Portraying the easter bunny and Santa Claus at a shopping mall -- Studying morticians and funeral directors -- Interviewing topless dancers -- Riding with modern American motorcyclists -- Performing a content analysis of popular motorcycle movies -- Studying kindergarten -- Pumping iron in the 1980s and working out in the twenty-first century -- Conducting qualitative research in the age of disenlightenment. "In Pulling Back the Curtain on Qualitative Research, the authors maintain that for sociologists the entire world is a laboratory. Seldom do they attend social gatherings without observing people and their interaction in a systematic and intellectually curious way. Regular trips to the grocery store, church services, and engagement with social media all open the door to sociological questioning and encourage forms of empirical observation and data collection. Here, in this practical and in-depth guide to conducting qualitative sociological field research, the authors offer step-by-step guidance to the processes of choosing a research question and forming research objectives; gaining entry to research settings; and reporting and analyzing findings. Each chapter centers a past research assignment, wherein the authors draw attention to important ethical considerations and extract the many lessons, quirks, and unanticipated findings they experienced along the way that readers should prepare for and apply while conducting their own qualitative fieldwork. Over the span of several field studies, this book offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at some tested and trusted qualitative methodologies. Designed to be a guide for undergraduate and graduate level students, its real-life meditations would make a meaningful addition to anyone serious about conducting sociological research"-- Provided by publisher. Qualitative research. Social sciences Methodology. Thompson, Mica L., 1980- author. Online version: Thompson, William E. Pulling back the curtain on qualitative research New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781003320760 (DLC) 2022032291 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 23 001.42 T371p CIR 2023 0 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC CIR 2025-12-15 0 CIR 001.42 T371p 2023 030917 2025-12-15 13:15:17 1-1 2025-12-15 BK 31245 31245