Focus Groups, A Selective Annotated Bibliography

239 Pages·2008·0.48 MB·English

by  Graham R. Walden

Bibliography • Focus Groups
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Focus Groups, Volume 1 addresses the most recent 10-year period of focus
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group studies and research literature. It covers the arts and humanities, social
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sciences, nonmedical sciences, and English-language academic literature
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(books, chapters in books, journal articles, and signifi cant pamphlets)

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available in libraries via interlibrary loan and/or in full text online.
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The subject disciplines considered range from arts and humanities—
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linguistics, music, religion, and sports and leisure studies, social sciences—
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anthropology, business, cartography, communication, demography, S

education, law, library science, political science, psychology, and sociology; V
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to nonmedical sciences—agriculture, biology, engineering, environmental
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instructional guides, handbooks, reference works, textbooks, and academic
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journal literature from 1997 through 2006. The appendix features journal titles
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and appropriate entry numbers for each. The author and subject indexes
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provide access to the contents, with the subject index focusing on unique
terms. The detailed table of contents is designed to enable the reader to
quickly fi nd entries.
A Selective
Annotated Bibliography
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GRAHAM R. WALDEN is a librarian and professor at Ohio State University
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specializing in communication and journalism, German and Scandinavian
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languages and literatures, and humanities and social sciences. D
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Art and Humanities, Social Sciences,
and the Nonmedical Sciences
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Focus Groups, Volume I
A Selective Annotated Bibliography:
Art and Humanities, Social Sciences,
and the Nonmedical Sciences
Graham R. Walden
With an Introduction by David L. Morgan
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Lanham, Maryland • Toronto • Plymouth, UK
2008
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Copyright © 2008 by Graham R. Walden
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Walden, Graham R., 1954–
Focus groups : a selective annotated bibliography / Graham R. Walden.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-6117-6 (v. 1 : pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-8108-6117-8 (v. 1 : pbk. : alk. paper)
eISBN-13: 978-0-8108-6230-2
eISBN-10: 0-8108-6230-1
1. Focus groups—Bibliography. 2. Social sciences—Research--Methodology—
Bibliography. 3. Humanities—Research—Methodology—Bibliography. 4. Research—
Methodology—Bibliography. I. Title.
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
I. Methodology
1.1 Comprehensive
Books 1
Chapters in Books 6
Journal Articles 14
Pamphlets 17
1.2 Analysis 18
1.3 Moderating 22
1.4 Multiple Sessions 26
1.5 Online 26
1.6 Participant Recruitment 35
1.7 Planning 35
1.8 Question Design 36
1.9 Special Techniques 36
1.10 Terminology 38
II. Arts and Humanities
2.1 Linguistics 39
2.2 Music 40
2.3 Religion 41
2.4 Sports and Leisure Studies 43
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III. Social Sciences
3.1 Anthropology 45
3.2 Business
Accounting 46
Directory 47
Finance 47
Human Resources 48
Market Research
General Sources 51
Consumers 56
Products 60
Organizations 62
Small and Medium Enterprises 64
3.3 Cartography 66
3.4 Communication
Advertising 68
Bibliography 69
Journalism 69
Technical Writing 70
Television 72
3.5 Demography 74
3.6 Education
General Studies 75
Adult/Lifelong Learning 76
Auxiliary Services 77
Business 78
Comparative 79
Elementary 80
Health 81
Higher 83
Immigrant 89
Learning Disabilities 89
Measurement 90
Nutrition 91
Physical 93
Science 93
Secondary 94
Social Work 97
3.7 Law 98
3.8 Library Science
Administration 101
Bibliography 102
Catalog-Related 103
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Information Technology 103
Methodology 106
Reference-Related 108
Specific Applications 110
3.9 Political Science
General Studies 112
Public Administration 115
Public Opinion 118
3.10 Psychology
Assessment 119
Body Image 119
Economic 120
Mental Health and Services 120
Mental Retardation 124
Prison and Jail Intervention 125
Quality of Life 127
Social 127
Vocational Rehabilitation 128
3.11 Sociology
Aging 128
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 133
Children and Adolescents 136
Criminal Justice 141
Disabilities, People with 143
Ethnic Groups 146
Marriage and the Family 149
Sex and Sexual Behavior 154
Social Work 161
Theories 171
Women’s Studies 173
IV. Sciences
4.1 Agriculture 183
4.2 Biology 184
4.3 Engineering 186
4.4 Environmental Studies 190
4.5 Physics 190
Appendix: Source Journals 193
Author Index 201
Subject Index 213
About the Author 223

Acknowledgments
First, and foremost, I would like to thank David L. Morgan, university professor,
Portland State University, for contributing the Introduction. Professor Morgan is
one of the most prolific and frequently cited authors in the field of focus group
research.
Martin Dillon and Andrew Yoder, Scarecrow Press editors, have been helpful
and responsive throughout the project, and they have been open to various modi-
fications suggested along the way.
Resources to assist with the project were provided by The Ohio State Univer-
sity Libraries in the form of a three-month special research assignment, as well as
a grant to cover the costs of the manuscript preparation. Both were administered
through the Advisory Committee on Research. Thanks to Jim Bracken, assistant
director for Collections, Instruction, and Public Services, and Joe Branin, director
of University Libraries, for their continued support of my research endeavors.
Appreciation is extended to Jennifer Kuehn, interlibrary loan coordinator,
and staff members Tonya Maniaci and Jody Faught for quickly providing many
resources from far afield. Additional thanks to the members of the Circulation
Department, coordinated by Tony Maniaci, for the smooth functioning of our
OhioLINK borrowing environment. Many volumes came to Ohio State from the
participating member libraries throughout the state of Ohio. Anne Fields, coordi-
nator for research and reference, graciously assisted by working my desk hours
while I was away on the special research assignment.
The mother/daughter team of Tammy and Taryn Jones word-processed the
manuscript. Their flexibility and responsive efforts were very helpful.
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Preface
This annotated bibliography provides the reader with access to the realm of ap-
plications of focus group methodology in a variety of nonmedical subjects from
the past decade. The intended users include professional focus group practitioners,
scholars in the areas covered, graduate and undergraduate students, and others
wishing to conduct this type of qualitative inquiry. This is volume one of a two-
volume set; the second book will deal exclusively with the medical and health sci-
ences literature. The reason for the division is because the medical community has
demonstrated extensive usage of the approach, with their applications exceeding
all other subject disciplines combined in terms of published academic book and
journal article production. (Market researchers undoubtedly represent the largest
segment of users, but their research is primarily proprietary and not published for
public access.) The annotations in this volume, averaging 160 words, are intended
to both describe the content and enable the reader to gain a clear understanding as
to whether pursuing the full text for the particular item is appropriate.
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In broad terms the types of materials include the following categories: instructional
guides, handbooks, reference works, textbooks, and the academic journal litera-
ture. The subject disciplines covered in the arts and humanities are linguistics,
music, religion, and sports and leisure studies. In the social sciences the following
disciplines have entries: anthropology, business, cartography, communication,
demography, education, law, library science, political science, psychology, and
sociology. The nonmedical sciences addressed are agriculture, biology, engineer-
ing, environmental studies, and physics. The subject areas represented were not
selected as such, but rather were included because they are the appropriate studies
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