Experiencing Fieldwork: An Inside View of Qualitative Research/

Part I: Getting in

Chapter 1: Playing Back the Tape: Early Days in the Field
Chapter 2: Sponsors, Gatekeepers, Members, and Friends: Access in Educational Settings
Chapter 3: Female Researchers in Male-Dominated Settings: Implications for Short-Term Versus Long-Term Research
Chapter 4: Experiencing Research on New Religions and Cults: Practical and Ethical Considerations
Chapter 5: Managing a Convincing Self-Presentation: Some Personal Reflections on Entering the Field
Part II: Learning the Ropes

Chapter 6: A Walk Through the Wilderness: Learning to Find Your Way
Chapter 7: Secrecy and Disclosure in Fieldwork
Chapter 8: The Researcher Talks Back: Dealing with Power Relations in Studies of Young People's Entry into the Job Market
Chapter 9: Encountering the Marketplace: Achieving Intimate Familiarity with Vendor Activity
Chapter 10: Recognizing and Analyzing Local Cultures
Part III: Maintaining Relations

Chapter 11: Field Relations and the Discourse of the Other: Collaboration in Our Own Ruin
Chapter 12: Maintaining Relationships in a School for the Deaf
Chapter 13: Stability and Flexibility: Maintaining Relations Within Organized and Unorganized Groups
Chapter 14: Field-Workers' Feelings: What We Feel, Who We are, How We Analyze
Chapter 15: Fragile Ties: Shaping Research Relationships with Women Married to Alcoholics
Part IV: Leaving and Keeping in Touch

Chapter 16: High-Risk Methodology: Reflections on Leaving an Outlaw Society
Chapter 17: Leaving, Revisiting, and Staying in Touch: Neglected Issues in Field Research
Chapter 18: Gone Fishing, Be Back Later: Ending and Resuming Research Among Fisherman
Chapter 19: Leaving the Field: Research, Relationships, and Responsibilities
Chapter 20: Do We Ever Leave the Field? Notes on Secondary Fieldwork Involvements