Issue no.1 , March 2009
Jargonizing: The use of the grounded theory vocabulary
This paper is Chapter 1 of Dr. Glaser’s forthcoming book, Jargoning: The use of the grounded theory vocabulary (Sociology Press, 2009) Barney G. Glaser, Ph.D., Hon. Ph.D. When in doubt, jargonize. When you wish to belong, network, be collegial or be ‘a part of’, jargonize. When you want to sound knowledgeable, jargonize. When you wish to sound experienced, jargonize. Jargonizing is normal. All people, all human kind, jargonize in their lives to some degree or other. We use the vocabulary (jargon) of the area in which we act and talk. Jargon is a vocabulary of action by...Grounding the Translation: Intertwining analysis and translation in cr...
Svetlana Shklarov, MD, RSW, PhD Candidate Abstract Grounded theory research in cross-language, cross-cultural context is associated with the challenges of linguistic sensitivity of conceptualization. The author, a bilingual researcher, offers reflection on her experience of doing grounded theory research, assuming a dual role of a theorist and a translator. The reflection is based on self-observations. Grounding the translation is shown to be acheived through the strategy of intertwining the activities of translation and conceptual analysis, performed by one person. The...On-the-Job Ethics – Proximity Morality Forming in Medical School...
Hans O. Thulesius, MD, Ph.D. Abstract On-the-job-ethics exist in all businesses and can also be called proximity morality forming. In this paper we propose that medical students take a proximity morality stance towards ethics education at medical school. This means that they want to form physician morality “on the job” instead of being taught ethics like any other subject. On-the-job-ethics for medical students involves learning ethics that is used when practicing ethics. Learning ethics includes comprehensive ethics courses in which quality lectures provide ethics...Unprivatizing: A bridge to learning
Virginia Leigh Hamilton Crowe, RN, MS, Ed.D. Jeanne Ellen Bitterman , MA, MA, Ed.D. Abstract Depression is a complicated condition situated in a cultural environment that often impedes learning. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to better understand depression from the perspective of those who are living with depression. Data were collected from many sources including document review and autobiographical literature; however, the primary data were collected through in-depth interviews. Fifteen individuals, thirteen women and two men, who felt they had learned...