Description
Unlike other athletes, the rock climber tends to disregard established norms of style and technique, doing whatever she needs to do to get to the next foothold. This figure provides an apt analogy for the scholar at the center of this unique book. In Rocking Qualitative Social Science, Ashley Rubin provides an entertaining treatise, corrective vision, and rigorously informative guidebook for qualitative research methods that have long been dismissed in deference to traditional scientific methods. Recognizing the steep challenges facing many, especially junior, social science scholars who struggle to adapt their research models to narrowly defined notions of right, Rubin argues that properly nourished qualitative research can generate important, creative, and even paradigm-shifting insights. This book is designed to help people conduct good qualitative research, talk about their research, and evaluate other scholars' work. Drawing on her own experiences in research and life, Rubin provides tools for qualitative scholars, synthesizes the best advice, and addresses the ubiquitous problem of anxiety in academia. Ultimately, this book argues that rigorous research can be anything but rigid.
Author: Ashley T. Rubin
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 08/03/2021
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.83w x 0.87d
ISBN13: 9781503628236
ISBN10: 150362823X
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Methodology
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Research
About the Author
Ashley T. Rubin is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.