chapter 13 (qualitative data analysis)

Question 1

narrative analysis

Answer 1

approach focused on the search for and analysis of stories that people use to understand their lives and the world around them.

Question 2

analytic induction

Answer 2

approach to the analysis of qualitative data in which the collection of data continues and the hypothesis is modified until no cases inconsistent with it are found.

Question 3

3 types of coding in grounded theory

Answer 3

1. open coding (yields concepts)
2. axial coding (concepts linked to context)
3. selective coding (core category selected and related to others)

Question 4

thematic analysis

Answer 4

examines what is said rather than how it is said.

Question 5

structural analysis

Answer 5

emphasizes the way a story is told. focus on narrative mechanisms.

Question 6

interactional analysis

Answer 6

looks at the dialogue between the teller of a story and the listener. co-construction.

Question 7

performative analysis

Answer 7

analyzes narrative as a performance and explores the use of words and gestures to get a story across. also audience responses to narrative.