Rocking Qualitative Social Science

An Irreverent Guide to Rigorous Research

Bibliographic Data

ID19945548
AuthorsAshley T Rubin (0000-0002-8219-9951, corresponding author)
Year2021
Publication date2021-08-03
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueRocking Qualitative Social Science (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherStanford University Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1515/9781503628243
OpenAlexW3192325676
ISBN9781503628243
LanguageEN
Citations received44

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.

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Management science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics