Grounded Theory Method and Symbolic Interactionism: Freedom of Conceptualization and the Importance of Context in Research

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume23
dc.contributor.authorHewitt S
dc.contributor.authorMills J
dc.contributor.authorHoare K
dc.contributor.authorSheridan N
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-21T02:18:56Z
dc.date.available2022-09-30
dc.date.available2023-06-21T02:18:56Z
dc.date.issued30/09/2022
dc.descriptionCopyright (c) 2022 Sarah Louise Hewitt, Jane Mills, Karen Hoare, Nicolette Sheridan
dc.description.abstractSymbolic interactionism (SI), a perspective used to understand human conduct, is commonly said to underpin grounded theory methodology (GTM). However, the purpose of GTM is to produce substantive explanatory social theory from data without reliance on prior assumptions. Therefore, some argue that SI is an unnecessary theoretical constraint on the principal aim of GTM —the free conceptualization of data. In this article we use examples from an ongoing constructionist grounded theory study into the negotiation of nurses' roles in general practice in New Zealand, to demonstrate how SI can inform GTM regarding conceptual development and context. We argue that by asking three questions from a symbolic interactionist perspective, at each stage of the research process, freedom of conceptualization may be enhanced and awareness of contextual matters promoted to better bridge world views.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3807
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dc.identifier.citationForum, qualitative social research / Forum, Qualitative Sozialforschung, 2022, 23 (3), pp. ? - ? (20)
dc.identifier.doi10.17169/fqs-23.3.3807
dc.identifier.elements-id457348
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dc.identifier.issn1438-5627
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/18321
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherInstitut für Qualitative Forschung, Internationale Akademie Berlin gGmbH
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3807
dc.relation.isPartOfForum, qualitative social research / Forum, Qualitative Sozialforschung
dc.subjectgrounded theory methodology
dc.subjectsymbolic interactionism
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjectconceptualization
dc.subjectcontext
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectpragmatism
dc.subject.anzsrc1608 Sociology
dc.titleGrounded Theory Method and Symbolic Interactionism: Freedom of Conceptualization and the Importance of Context in Research
dc.typeJournal article
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