Qualitative Gerontology: A Contemporary Perspective, Second Edition

by Graham D. Rowles PhD, Nancy E. Schoenberg PhD (Editor)

Overview

The authors provide a contemporary perspective on the status of qualitative research in gerontology. The second edition examines recent trends in the application of qualitative methodologies and the emergence of new qualitative techniques such as focus groups, studies of personal histories, and the use of photography. Chapters include discussions of critical and feminist perspectives, practice issues, ethical issues, and the contribution of qualitative research to the progress of science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826116697
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/24/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Graham D. Rowles, PhD, is Founding Director of the Graduate Center for Gerontology and Chair of the Department of Gerontology, University of Kentucky. He is a Professor of Gerontology with joint appointments in Nursing, Behavioral Science, Geography and Health Behavior.

Nancy E. Schoenberg, PhD, is the Marion Pearsall Endowed Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science, Anthropology, and Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She is also an Associate with the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, the Department of Communication, and the Center for Health Services Management and Research.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Part I: Introduction

1. Back to the Future, Nancy E. Schoenberg and Graham D. Rowles

Part II: Telling Stories
Introduction, Hege Ravdal

2. Guided Autobiography: In Search of Ordinary Wisdom, Gary M. Kenyon
3. The Study of Lives in Progress: Approaches to Research on Life Stories, Johannes J.F. Schroots and James E. Birren

Part III: Being There
Introduction, Sharon R. Kaufman

4. Ethnography of the Particular: The Individual Case and the Culture of Death in America, Sharon R. Kaufman
5. Participant Observations of a Participant Observer, Juliet M. Corbin
6. Online Ethnography: Studying Group Dynamics of a Virtual Community of Dementia Caregivers, Margaret A. Perkinson

Part IV: ""Let's Talk""
Introduction, Nancy E. Schoenberg

7. The Qualitative Interview With Older Informants: Some Key Questions, Robert L. Rubinsten
8. The Active Subject in Qualitative Gerontology, Jaber F. Gubrium and James A. Holstein

Part V: Hybrid Vigor
Introduction, Nancy E. Schoenberg

9. Counting and Recounting: Approaches to Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Data and Methods, Lisa Groger and Jane K. Straker
10. Maximizing Methods: Interviewers as Informants, J. Kevin Eckert and Sheryl I. Zimmerman
11. Seeking Diagnosis for a Cognitively Impaired Family Member: Evidence from Focus Groups, David L. Morgan

Part VI: Looking and Seeing
Introduction, Graham D. Rowles

12. A Picture is Worth...:The Use of Photography in Gerontological Research, Dena Shenk and Ronald M. Schmid
13. Seeing the Unseen: Literary Interpretation in Qualitative Gerontology, Maria D. Vesperi

Part VII: Perspective

14. Forward to the Past, Nancy E. Schoenberg and Graham D. Rowles

Index

Editorial Reviews

Fourteen chapters reflect the current status of qualitative research in gerontology. The collection examines recent developments and ongoing trends in the application of qualitative methodologies and the emergence of new techniques, including the use of focus groups, studies of personal histories, and photographic approaches. Critical and feminist perspectives, practical issues, ethical questions, and the contribution of qualitative research to scientific progress are all addressed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)