chapters 20 and 21

3. sampling which deliberately reduces variation
5. a key aspect of grounded theory
11. sample also known as convenience
13. primary research tradition in anthropology; involves the description and interpretation of cultural behavior
14. sampling that is important in grounded theory; involves selection of incidents, slices of life, time periods, or people on the basis of their representation of important theoretical constructs
15. perspective that is an insiders view; the way the members of the culture envision the world
16. knowledge about a culture that is so deeply embedded that members may not even be consciously aware of it
17. a model of generalizability in which researchers strive to generalize from particulars to broader conceptualizations and theories
20. of the data; sampling to the point at which no new information is obtained and redundancy is achieved

1. studies that are in-depth investigations of a single entity, which could be an individual, family, group, institution, community or other social unit
2. typically work with small sample of people that have lived the experience under study
4. narrative analysis focuses on this as the object of inquiry
6. qualitative research involves this type of design
7. concept of generalizability in which findings from and inquiry can be extrapolated to a different setting or group of people
8. also known as emergent sampling
9. theory that tries to account for actions in a substantive area from the perspective of those involved
10. the process of identifying and holding in abeyance preconceived beliefs and opinions about the phenomenon under study
12. case sampling which is also sometimes called outlier sampling
18. sampling that involves selecting cases that meet a predetermined criteria of importance
19. researcher concerned with a critique of society and with envisioning new possibilities
20. sampling in which researchers ask early informants to refer other study participants