Open AccessMethodological Gravitism
Author(s) -
Muhammad Zaman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1318
Subject(s) - collectivism , grounded theory , unification , qualitative research , epistemology , individualism , sociology , methodological individualism , spouse , selection (genetic algorithm) , social psychology , psychology , computer science , social science , artificial intelligence , political science , anthropology , philosophy , law , programming language
In this paper the author presents the case of the exchange marriage system to delineate a model of methodological gravitism. Such a model is not a deviation from or alteration to the existing qualitative research approaches. I have adopted culturally specific methodology to investigate spouse selection in line with the Grounded Theory Method. This approach, indeed, suggests the unification of methodological individualism, collectivism, and the social positioning of the actor to study the complex and intricately intertwined networks of relatedness.