Contents // Extended Contents vii // About the Author xiii // Preface to the First Edition xiv // Preface to the Second Edition xvii // Acknowledgements xx // 1 An Invitation to Grounded Theory 1 // 2 Gathering Rich Data 22 // 3 Crafting and Conducting Intensive Interviews 55 // 4 Interviewing in Grounded Theory Studies 83 // 5 The Logic of Grounded Theory Coding Practices and Initial Coding 109 // 6 Focused Coding and Beyond 138 // 7 Memo-writing 162 // 8 Theoretical Sampling, Saturation, and Sorting 192 // 9 Reconstructing Theorizing in Grounded Theory Studies 225 // 10 Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory 261 // 11 Writing the Draft 285 // 12 Reflecting on the Research Process 319 // Glossary 341 // Bibliography 346 // Index 379