ABSTRACT
GLASER (1992) sets out to correct what Glaser sees as basic errors in the work of Strauss and Strauss & Corbin (see later). The book is highly critical of both of these publications, the main criticism being that the procedures set out in each of them lead to forced, as opposed to emergent, theorizing. The main value of this volume may well lie in its questioning of some of the basic procedures and underlying rationale set out in the more popular texts of Strauss and Strauss & Corbin. Such questioning is potentially valuable to the grounded theorist as it leads to a reflexive self-consciousness with respect to the analytic procedures that are being adopted when carrying out grounded theory. This is conducive to the development of theoretical sensitivity in the analyst. Furthermore, the alternative perspective it offers on grounded theory itself may tend to enrich the treatments offered by Strauss and Strauss & Corbin.
