The Meaning of Contemplation for Social Qualitative Research: Applications and Examples

by Krzysztof T. Konecki

Overview

This book offers an account of contemplative reflection in qualitative social research, focusing on the experiences of the researcher and the means by which the researcher's basic assumptions can be analysed and bracketed, so as to shed light on the role of subjectivity in the process by which knowledge is produced.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032017006
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/2024
Series:	Routledge Advances in Research Methods
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Krzysztof T. Konecki is Professor of Sociology and Chief of the Department of Sociology of Organization and Management at the University of Lódź, Poland. He is also editor-in-chief of Qualitative Sociology Review and President of the Polish Sociological Association. He has published extensively on qualitative methods and grounded theory methodology and is the author of Advances in Contemplative Social Research.

Table of Contents

1. Grounded Theory Methodology and Phenomenological Qualitative Research 2. Towards Contemplative Grounded Theory: Constructing Categories and the Minding of the Researcher 3. The Sociology of the Lifeworld versus the Deathworld: How Can One Protect the Lifeworld? 4. Mindful Sociology: A Contemplative Diary in Studying the Work of the Mind of a Sociologist in the Times of Coronavirus 5. Experiencing the Space: Visiting Cemeteries on All Saints’ Day and an Ordinary Day