Home > HCAS > HCAS_PUBS > HCAS_JOURNALS > TQR Home > TQR > Vol. 16 > No. 4 (2011)
Abstract
Although many researchers have discussed the historical relationship between the Grounded Theory methodology and Symbolic Interactionism, they have not clearly articulated the congruency of their salient concepts and assumptions. The purpose of this paper is to provide a thorough discussion of this congruency. A hypothetical example about smoking among college students is included in this paper to illustrate this relationship. This paper will be useful for qualitative researchers who seek a fuller understanding of how the assumptions and concepts provided by Symbolic Interactionism can inform the researcher who adopts a Grounded Theory methodology to investigate human behaviour. The relevance of this congruency for nursing researchers is discussed.
Keywords
Symbolic Interactionism, Grounded Theory, Philosophical Congruency, and Nursing Research
Publication Date
7-4-2011
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
DOI
10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1121
Recommended APA Citation
Aldiabat, K. M., & Le Navenec, C. (2011). Philosophical Roots of Classical Grounded Theory: Its Foundations in Symbolic Interactionism. The Qualitative Report, 16(4), 1063-1080. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1121
Included in
Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies Commons, Social Statistics Commons