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Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up

Name: Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up
Brand: University of Chicago Press
SKU: 9780226806433
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Contributors:

Annette Lareau

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Language Arts & Disciplines, Education, Social Science

Book Subcategory:

Writing, Teaching, Reference

Book Topic:

Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs), Subjects

Series:

Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing

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Release Date:

2021-10-15

ISBN 13:

9780226806433

Weight:

1.01 lbs

Size:

8.90 x 5.98 x 0.71 inches

Pages:

304

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This book will help you:

Understand the importance of talking to others, including listening to feedback from others while conducting research
Recognize that there is not only one right way to sculpt your study
Learn how to plan the early stages of a project such as designing the study and choosing whom to study
See how to navigate the IRB and how to perform practical matters while collecting data
Learn how to plan before an interview and how to construct an interview guide
Read real-life interviews with notes showing what probes work well and which are less successful

A down-to-earth, practical guide for interview and participant observation and analysis.

In-depth interviews and close observation are essential to the work of social scientists, but inserting one's researcher-self into the lives of others can be daunting, especially early on. Esteemed sociologist Annette Lareau is here to help. Lareau's clear, insightful, and personal guide is not your average methods text. It promises to reduce researcher anxiety while illuminating the best methods for first-rate research practice.

As the title of this book suggests, Lareau considers listening to be the core element of interviewing and observation. A researcher must listen to people as she collects data, listen to feedback as she describes what she is learning, listen to the findings of others as they delve into the existing literature on topics, and listen to herself in order to sift and prioritize some aspects of the study over others. By listening in these different ways, researchers will discover connections, reconsider assumptions, catch mistakes, develop and assess new ideas, weigh priorities, ponder new directions, and undertake numerous adjustments--all of which will make their contributions clearer and more valuable.

Accessibly written and full of practical, easy-to-follow guidance, this book will help both novice and experienced researchers to do their very best work. Qualitative research is an inherently uncertain project, but with Lareau's help, you can alleviate anxiety and focus on success.

About the Author
Annette Lareau is the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of a number of award-winning works including Unequal Childhoods and Home Advantage. She is the past president of the American Sociological Association.

Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up

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