Qualitative Sociology 33.3k citations
1.1k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Social and Cultural Dynamics Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Qualitative Sociology
Comparison fields: 5 of 212 Sociology and Political Science 16.5k General Health Professions 4.3k Gender Studies 4.0k Education 3.9k Social Psychology 3.7k Clinical Psychology 3.0k Political Science and International Relations 2.4k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.1k Demography 1.6k Communication 1.5k Strategy and Management 1.4k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1.4k Health 1.3k Safety Research 1.1k Urban Studies 1.1k Marketing 1.1k Economics and Econometrics 965 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 914 Public Administration 892 Developmental and Educational Psychology 851 Literature and Literary Theory 829 Information Systems 806 Philosophy 806 Language and Linguistics 803 Epidemiology 742 Management of Technology and Innovation 670 Anthropology 631 Management Information Systems 616 Cognitive Neuroscience 591 Geography, Planning and Development 571 Psychiatry and Mental health 559 Cultural Studies 556 Information Systems and Management 554 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Sociology and Political Science 16.5k General Health Professions 4.3k Gender Studies 4.0k Education 3.9k Social Psychology 3.7k Journal of Contemporary Ethnography United States
Sociological Inquiry United States
Sociological Forum United States
Current Sociology United Kingdom
Sociological Research Online United Kingdom
Qualitative Research United Kingdom
Symbolic Interaction United States
Sociology Compass United States
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About Qualitative Sociology The 1.1k papers published in Qualitative Sociology in the last decades have received a total of 33.3k indexed citations . Papers published in Qualitative Sociology usually cover Sociology and Political Science (688 papers), Gender Studies (144 papers) and Public Administration (47 papers) specifically the topics of Social and Cultural Dynamics (99 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (83 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (55 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Qualitative Sociology are Anselm Strauss , Juliet Corbin , David L. Altheide , Loïc Wacquant , Kevin D. Haggerty , Patrik Aspers , Ugo Corte , Eviatar Zerubavel , Thomas Muhr and Dona Schwartz .
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