| Glaser, Barney and Anselm Strauss | |
|---|---|
| 1967 | The Discovery of Grounded Theory |
Some ... customarily use the term ... to refer only to comparisons between large scale social units... Our discussion ... as a .... method for generating theory ... for use on social units of any size (p.21)
... the generation of theory can be achieved by a comparative analysis between or among groups within the same substantive area. (p. 33)
The constant comparing of many groups draws the sociologist's attention to their many similarities and differences. (p. 36)
By substantive theory, we mean that developed for an ... area of sociological inquiry, such as patient care, race relations, professional education ... By formal theory, we mean that developed for a conceptual area ... such as stigma, deviant behavior, socialization ... (p. 32)
Category: Substantive, e.g. social loss of dying patients; and Formal, e.g. social value of people (p. 42)
Constant comparative method: 1) comparing incidents applicable to each category, (2) integrating categories and their properties, (3) delimiting the theory, (4) writing the theory (p. 105)