@article{Yancey-Martin_Boyd_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/qualitative-methods-for-sociological-research}, abstractNote={Field researchers study social settings where people live, work, and play in their actual habitats (rather than in laboratories or through self reports via social surveys). According to Michael Burawoy (1991), participant observation methods exemplify "what is distinctive about the practice of all social science" in requiring a combination of understanding, or the ability to make sense of specific situations empathically, and explanation, the ability to step back and situate meanings in a larger context. This course teaches the crafts of participant observation, ethnography, depth/open-ended interviewing, note writing, and the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data. However, due to time, it minimally addresses issues of interpretation and integration of findings (which includes theoretical concepts) with existing literature. (Dr. Doug Schrock will teach a qualitative methods course in summer 2005 that focuses on data analysis and integration with existing literature and theory.)}, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Yancey-Martin, Patricia and Boyd, Emily}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }