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Qualitative family research requires in-depth and detailed information about family interactions and about the perceptions, understandings, and memories of family members. In qualitative family research, the persons being studied “speak” in words or through other symbols about family experiences and dynamics. There can be a special excitement that comes with the access to such privileged information and a heavy responsibility to present it respectfully in written reports.
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Rosenblatt, P.C., Fischer, L.R. (2009). Qualitative Family Research. In: Boss, P., Doherty, W.J., LaRossa, R., Schumm, W.R., Steinmetz, S.K. (eds) Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85764-0_7
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