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q. 1 Comparison of GT and Narrative (Epistemology (what kind of Knowl.…
q. 1 Comparison of GT and Narrative
Epistemology
(what kind of Knowl. aim Producing)
GT
Realist version
Realist/Positivist
Soc. Const.
> moderate
, includes Reflexivity
Narrative
Soc. Const
focus not on whether stories are true/false,
but on their
True Consequences
Critical Realist
focus on how the particular socio-, material and cultural
conditions
make
some stories > Available
than others
Ontology
(Assumptions on the World)
Narrative
Soc. Constr,
grounded in
Symbolic Interactionism
Human behavior and exp.s are Meaningful
need to look at how we make sense of things through stories
Natural story-tellers
Importance of lang. in meaning making
: continuous re-creating of meaning though various forms of Lang.
Meaning is made and negotiated within a Social Context
Subj. reality
not directly
determined
by socio-material structures, but by the
Stories we tell ourslvs
stories not free-floating, limits to whan can be said
GT
Realist
, grounded in
Symbolic Interactionism
cannot know the World Directly
,
reality Negotiated Socially
Role of Researcher
GT
Realist version
as a
Witness
res.er's
Skills
and
Ability to Analyze data
Determine the findings
Soc. Const. version
as a
Builder
actively Constructs
a particular understanding
Narrative
Active
role
the
Qq.s
and the
Relationship
will somwh/
determine the Story
that will be told
Reflexivity: res.er needs to talk bt his biases/expectations/assumptions etc.