Creative problem solving in the field :

Whyte, William Foote. 1914-

Creative problem solving in the field : reflections on a career / William Foote Whyte. - Walnut Creek : AltaMira Press, c1997. - 162 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.

Gaining access to the field -- Systematizing participant observation -- Interviewing in the field -- Facts interpretation, and ethics in qualitative inquiry -- Transactional relationships -- Money and motivation -- Socio-technical systems -- Studying culture and intercultural relations -- On combining research methods -- On history : how the past shapes present and future -- Learning from Mondragón -- Sociology as social science -- Methods for doing applied social research -- Combining consulting and applied social research -- A vision for sociology and society.

076198920X (cloth : acidfree paper) 0761989218 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

97004912


Sociology--Research--Methodology.
Sociology--Fieldwork.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Fieldwork.

HM48 / .W45 1997

301.0723 / WHC 1997

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