Qualitative Studies in Social Work Research

Catherine Kohler Riessman is Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at Boston College, and an Emerita Professor at Boston University. She serves as a Visiting Fellow in the Centre for Narrative Research, University of East London. She earned a Ph.D. in Sociomedical Science from Columbia University. Riessman has authored four books and numerous articles and book chapters in medical sociology and qualitative methodologies.

PART ONE: GROUNDED THEORY Introduction Managing Chronic Illness Alone in Later Life - Denise Burnette Sisyphus at Work Examining Social Work/Physician Collaboration - Julie S Abramson and Terry Mizrahi An Application of Grounded Theory Methods Explorations of Pregnancy and Choice in a High-Tech Age - Robin Gregg PART TWO: NARRATIVE APPROACHES Introduction Private Pain and Public Behaviors - Robin A Robinson Sexual Abuse and Delinquent Girls Woman Battering as a Marital Act - Margareta Hyden Interviewing and Analysis in Context Making Sense of Marital Violence - Catherine Kohler Riessman One Woman's Narrative PART THREE: SUBJECTIVITY MATTERS Introduction Disparities in the Social Construction of Long-Term Care - Rhoda Hurst Rojiani Welfare Workers' Response to Homeless Welfare Applicants - Cate Solomon Reflections on a Journey - Cheryl Hyde A Research Story Modeling Theory from Fiction and Autobiography - Suzanne E England