Jane Gray, Ruth Geraghty, and David Ralph
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780719091513
- eISBN:
- 9781526109972
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719091513.003.0008
- Subject:
- Sociology, Marriage and the Family
This chapter introduces the approach and plan of the book. It describes the distinctiveness of sociological perspectives on family life and locates the book in its contemporary context. Readers are ...
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This chapter introduces the approach and plan of the book. It describes the distinctiveness of sociological perspectives on family life and locates the book in its contemporary context. Readers are invited to reflect on their own understanding of ‘family’ and to think about what is interesting about the Irish experience of family change. The chapter includes a description of the archived qualitative longitudinal data that are referenced throughout the book: Life Histories and Social Change (2007) and Growing Up in Ireland Wave 1 at 9 years (2008). Through a comparative analysis of these data the authors tracked the diverse family experiences of Irish people born in different historical periods.Less
This chapter introduces the approach and plan of the book. It describes the distinctiveness of sociological perspectives on family life and locates the book in its contemporary context. Readers are invited to reflect on their own understanding of ‘family’ and to think about what is interesting about the Irish experience of family change. The chapter includes a description of the archived qualitative longitudinal data that are referenced throughout the book: Life Histories and Social Change (2007) and Growing Up in Ireland Wave 1 at 9 years (2008). Through a comparative analysis of these data the authors tracked the diverse family experiences of Irish people born in different historical periods.
Jacqueline P. Leighton
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- February 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780199372904
- eISBN:
- 9780190661083
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199372904.003.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
The objective of the first chapter is to provide an introduction to the book, and presents specific procedures and best practices for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative data of human ...
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The objective of the first chapter is to provide an introduction to the book, and presents specific procedures and best practices for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative data of human information processing. Readers are introduced to two types of interview methods—think-aloud interviews and cognitive laboratories—for collecting qualitative data of human information processing. Although the two interview methods are similar, they differ in important ways such as the object of measurement and the corresponding procedures associated with data collection. For example, think-aloud interviews are used for the collection of qualitative data mainly associated with human problem solving, whereas cognitive laboratory interviews are used primarily for qualitative data associated with human comprehension.Less
The objective of the first chapter is to provide an introduction to the book, and presents specific procedures and best practices for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative data of human information processing. Readers are introduced to two types of interview methods—think-aloud interviews and cognitive laboratories—for collecting qualitative data of human information processing. Although the two interview methods are similar, they differ in important ways such as the object of measurement and the corresponding procedures associated with data collection. For example, think-aloud interviews are used for the collection of qualitative data mainly associated with human problem solving, whereas cognitive laboratory interviews are used primarily for qualitative data associated with human comprehension.
Ines Wagner
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781501729157
- eISBN:
- 9781501729171
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9781501729157.003.0002
- Subject:
- Sociology, Occupations, Professions, and Work
This chapter describes the qualitative data collection methods based on the case study approach. It discusses the whole life cycle of the qualitative method process from how the contact to the posted ...
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This chapter describes the qualitative data collection methods based on the case study approach. It discusses the whole life cycle of the qualitative method process from how the contact to the posted workers was established, to how the data was stored and how it was analysed and connected to theory in an iterative process using qualitative data analysis software.Less
This chapter describes the qualitative data collection methods based on the case study approach. It discusses the whole life cycle of the qualitative method process from how the contact to the posted workers was established, to how the data was stored and how it was analysed and connected to theory in an iterative process using qualitative data analysis software.
Jane Gray, Ruth Geraghty, and David Ralph
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780719091513
- eISBN:
- 9781526109972
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719091513.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Marriage and the Family
Family Rhythms is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that opens a new window on family change in Ireland. The authors draw on major new qualitative longitudinal datasets to develop a rich account of ...
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Family Rhythms is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that opens a new window on family change in Ireland. The authors draw on major new qualitative longitudinal datasets to develop a rich account of continuity and change in the textures, meanings and rhythms of family life in Ireland since the early years of the state. Consistent with the recent turn to more inductive approaches in family studies, the book focuses on changing everyday practices in different family life stages: childhood, early adulthood, the middle years and grandparenthood. Readers acquire insights on the diverse experiences of family life from different historical and generational points of view and on the associated challenges for social policy. Throughout, qualitative findings are placed in the context of societal shifts in demography, value systems, household economies, and patterns of kinship, community and public life. For each life stage, the Irish experience is also placed in a comparative European context. The book includes a state-of-the-art introduction to contemporary sociological perspectives on family life and introduces readers to the wealth of historical and contemporary research on family life in Ireland. Highlighted panels invite readers to look in more detail at selected landmark Irish studies and to explore extracts from the qualitative data for themselves.Less
Family Rhythms is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that opens a new window on family change in Ireland. The authors draw on major new qualitative longitudinal datasets to develop a rich account of continuity and change in the textures, meanings and rhythms of family life in Ireland since the early years of the state. Consistent with the recent turn to more inductive approaches in family studies, the book focuses on changing everyday practices in different family life stages: childhood, early adulthood, the middle years and grandparenthood. Readers acquire insights on the diverse experiences of family life from different historical and generational points of view and on the associated challenges for social policy. Throughout, qualitative findings are placed in the context of societal shifts in demography, value systems, household economies, and patterns of kinship, community and public life. For each life stage, the Irish experience is also placed in a comparative European context. The book includes a state-of-the-art introduction to contemporary sociological perspectives on family life and introduces readers to the wealth of historical and contemporary research on family life in Ireland. Highlighted panels invite readers to look in more detail at selected landmark Irish studies and to explore extracts from the qualitative data for themselves.
Paul Cloke, Sarah Johnsen, and Jon May
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781847428349
- eISBN:
- 9781447307785
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847428349.003.0006
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sociology of Religion
This chapter uses interview data with faith-motivated volunteers to question the role faith plays in their participation of voluntary care work. Qualitative data reveals religious groups are social ...
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This chapter uses interview data with faith-motivated volunteers to question the role faith plays in their participation of voluntary care work. Qualitative data reveals religious groups are social networks, through which the validity of faith-based works can be taught and maintained. At a local level, the connection between FBOs and religious networks is important and one, the authors argue, can form a kind of ethical citizenship.Less
This chapter uses interview data with faith-motivated volunteers to question the role faith plays in their participation of voluntary care work. Qualitative data reveals religious groups are social networks, through which the validity of faith-based works can be taught and maintained. At a local level, the connection between FBOs and religious networks is important and one, the authors argue, can form a kind of ethical citizenship.
Rupal N. Mehta
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- February 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780190077976
- eISBN:
- 9780190078003
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190077976.003.0006
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics, American Politics
This chapter contains the first of the three comparative case studies—Indian, Iranian, and North Korean nuclear weapons programs. It begins by presenting an in-depth case selection discussion and the ...
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This chapter contains the first of the three comparative case studies—Indian, Iranian, and North Korean nuclear weapons programs. It begins by presenting an in-depth case selection discussion and the utility of both an intra-case and comparative case selection method. The chapter continues by examining how India successfully, and clandestinely, developed a nuclear capability despite early counterproliferation attempts by the United States. The first half of the chapter describes the initial phase of the Indian program that culminated in the 1974 Peaceful Nuclear Explosion. Despite the United States’ early success in incentivizing the Indians to suspend their nuclear pursuit, U.S. efforts at nuclear reversal failed and the Indians ultimately became a full-fledged nuclear weapons state in 1998. The chapter concludes by describing the ultimate failure of counterproliferation attempts by the United States in accord with the expectations of the theoretical framework laid out in Chapter 2.Less
This chapter contains the first of the three comparative case studies—Indian, Iranian, and North Korean nuclear weapons programs. It begins by presenting an in-depth case selection discussion and the utility of both an intra-case and comparative case selection method. The chapter continues by examining how India successfully, and clandestinely, developed a nuclear capability despite early counterproliferation attempts by the United States. The first half of the chapter describes the initial phase of the Indian program that culminated in the 1974 Peaceful Nuclear Explosion. Despite the United States’ early success in incentivizing the Indians to suspend their nuclear pursuit, U.S. efforts at nuclear reversal failed and the Indians ultimately became a full-fledged nuclear weapons state in 1998. The chapter concludes by describing the ultimate failure of counterproliferation attempts by the United States in accord with the expectations of the theoretical framework laid out in Chapter 2.
