Interpretive Interactionism

by Norman K. Denzin

Book Overview

"Interpretive Interactionism argues strongly for a new approach to qualitative research methods. Writing primarily for established practitioners and advanced graduate students, Denzin seeks to fuse influences of symbolic interactionist, hermeneutical, feminist, post-modern, and critical-biographical thought into his personal approach to research, which he calls interpretive interactionism. This work cleaves to the forefront of the field...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761915141
• ISBN13: 9780761915140
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Insightful & Analytical

For years I've taught about the importance of context in communication, but no one makes the case for its importance any clearer than Denzin. He uses violence to drive his point home. Violence has no meaning in isolation. In somekind of context, the meaning changes. There is violence in war, violence as revenge, violence committed randomly. Context frames understanding. Isolation keeps it ambiguous.Largely this book is about methodology. It helps scholars interpret data once its been collected. In fact, data collection is filled with meaning-making choices. Denzin goes beyond methodology, however and gives insight into larger issues. He frames his discussion well. There's a lot to mentally digest in this book.