This second edition of Kathy Charmaz's groundbreaking, bestselling text retains the accessible and engaging style of the first edition to present a benchmark introduction to doing grounded theory from a constructivist perspective.

This expanded second edition:

- Explores how to effectively focus on data collection and to think about it for theorizing

- Adds two new chapters that guide the reader through conducting and analysing interviews in grounded theory studies

- Adds a new chapter on the relationship between symbolic interactionism and grounded theory

- Considers recent epistemological debates about the place of prior theory and the legacy of Anselm Strauss for grounded theory

This is a seminal title for anyone serious about understanding and doing grounded theory research.