A realist approach for qualitative research - Maxwell, Joseph Alex 1941 (Los Angeles SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012)
What is realism, and why should qualitative researchers care? -- Meaning and culture are real -- Causation is real -- Diversity is real -- The realities of research design -- Research relationships and data collection -- Real and virtual relationships in qualitative data analysis (with Barbara Miller) -- Understanding, validity, and evidence -- Explaining Plains Indian Social Organization -- Meaning and diversity in inuit kinship and culture.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Qualitative research; Social sciences -- Research; Research -- Methodology