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.