Anselm Strauss, Adele Clarke and the Feminist Gretchen Question: On the Relationship Between Grounded Theory Methodology and Situational Analysis

Authors

  • Ursula Offenberger Universität Tübingen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-20.2.2997

Keywords:

pragmatism, feminism, history of reception, grounded theory methodology, situational analysis, Chicago School

Abstract

Current studies on knowledge construction in qualitative research show that the guiding principles in empirical social research practices differ between Europe and North America; with those in North American being shaped by a specific understanding of pragmatism which emphasizes proximity between research and sociopolitical intervention. Based on this understanding, in this article I scrutinize current North-American debates on generation shifts in grounded theory-based research. Controversies around the role of feminism in science are highlighted, in particular with regard to situational analysis as proposed by Adele CLARKE. I clarify implications for situational analysis as compared to grounded theory methodology, and identify connections for further methodological groundings.

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Author Biography

Ursula Offenberger, Universität Tübingen

Ursula OFFENBERGER ist als Juniorprofessorin mit Schwerpunkt Lehre am Methodenzentrum der Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Tübingen tätig. Sie studierte in Tübingen und Berlin Soziologie, Gender Studies und Skandinavistik und arbeitete als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Organisationspsychologie der Universität St. Gallen.

Published

2019-05-25

How to Cite

Offenberger, U. (2019). Anselm Strauss, Adele Clarke and the Feminist Gretchen Question: On the Relationship Between Grounded Theory Methodology and Situational Analysis. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-20.2.2997

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