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Title: Linking Data by Jane L. Fielding, Nigel G. Fielding ISBN: 0-8039-2518-2 Publisher: Sage Publications Pub. Date: 01 December, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95

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Rating: 4
Summary: Instructive
Comment: This is a book on qualitative research methods that helps a researcher place a study in a more meaningful context. Accurate meaning is at the heart of such a study. In the preliminary to the explanation, the point is made that "in the process of learning how to participate in social situations in the new society, the stranger gradually acquires an inside knowledge of it, which supplants his or her previous 'external' knowledge" (Schutz as quoted in this book, page 19).
The familiar argument that qualitative research can supplement quantitative data and add an additional level of understanding is made by the authors. They list some ways including: providing a theoretical framework, validating survey data, interpreting statistical relationships, and deciphering puzzling responses (p. 27).
A good point is made about interpreting data when we're told "...data are never rich in and of themselves, but are 'enriched' only by their being grounded in a refined theoretical perspective" (p. 31).
Being objective, the authors tell us that theories, when combined, provide a fuller picture, but not necessarily a more "objective" one (p. 33).
This is a recommended book for social researchers doing qualitative work. It provides insight that would otherwise be missed.