Showing papers on "Grounded theory published in 1980"

Adapting to Danger A Participant Observation Study of an Underground Mine

Abstract: The research was initiated to explore the effects of occupational danger upon an occupation's participants. From work relating to the disaster subculture concept, studies of occupational groups, and research regarding subcultures, it was hypothesized that participants in dangerous occupations adapt to the threats of their work environment by creating and sustaining a protective social mechanism which was named an "occupational subculture of danger." Using a grounded theory approach the article describes how social interaction in a threatening environment leads to the formation of a protective social structure which enables the miners to cope with their hazardous work conditions.

A Typology of Detachment/ Involvement Styles Adopted During Pregnancy By First-Time Expectant Fathers

Abstract: This paper reports an exploratory study of the experience of first-time expectant fathers that generated a grounded theory that describes a typology of detachment/involvement styles adopted by first-time expectant fathers. This paper is in three parts. First is a brief summary of the existing literature on expectant fatherhood. Following that, the design and methodology of the study will be described. The typology of detachment/involvement styles will then be presented, and the factors that contribute to adoption of a given style discussed. Finally, some implications of this research for pregnancy and birth care will be suggested, and directions for future research outlined.

Ethnomethodology and Grounded Theory Methodology: An Integration of Perspective and Method

Abstract: EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article is another in John M. Johnson's special symposium on qualitative research methods. The Marilyn Lester and Stuart Hadden article attempts to integrate selected a...

Four Types of Theory: Implications for Research in Social Education

Abstract: The literature contains numerous suggestions for improving educational research One of the most common is that research should generate, verify or in some other way be grounded in theory Few studies in social education, however, are clearly theory-relevant, perhaps because training in educational research generally does not include formal study of the structure of theory Zetterberg (1965) discusses four types of theory in sociology: Theory as classics; Theory as criticism; Taxonomic theory; and Scientific theory Each of these types has rough parallels in social education and may be used to guide research Scientific theory, however, is the type most often referred to when social scientists speak of basic or theoretical research

Toward A Grounded Theory of Humanist Organization

Abstract: I have tried, in this paper, to capture within the confines of a theory the sense I have derived from my experiences in attempting to build liberatory organization that the act of social construction is negentropic and flies in the face of both psychological and social forces. The path of least resistance is top-down organization and bureaucracy, and when we are stuck with it we have ourselves to blame more than we first imagine. But the examples of liberatory and humanistic organization that do exist prove that it is possible. Often, in my experience, they are conflict-ridden and problematic, as members strive to make use of their expanded freedom. But, as this paper tries to show, freedom is not a given; it must be won.