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The Logics And Logistics Of Qualitative Research: A Framework For Exploring Concepts, Dimensions, And Relationships In Qualitative Data Using Nvivo Research Software, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D., Ralph Larossa Ph.D. Oct 2018

The Logics And Logistics Of Qualitative Research: A Framework For Exploring Concepts, Dimensions, And Relationships In Qualitative Data Using Nvivo Research Software, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D., Ralph Larossa Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

In this presentation, Dr. Ralph LaRossa, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, and Dr. Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, Librarian Associate Professor for Sociology, Gerontology, & Data Services, presented both the theoretical-methodological “logics” and the applied-methodological “logistics” of conducting qualitative data analysis (i.e., non-statistical analysis of textual, audio, visual, and/or audiovisual sources). Dr. LaRossa discussed the steps involved in building theoretically-rich qualitative analyses. Dr. Swygart-Hobaugh outlined the specific features of NVivo qualitative research software that complement and facilitate these analyses.

The presentation is best viewed using the PowerPoint Slide Show mode, as many of the individual slides have animation effects.

NOTE: Dr. LaRossa’s slides …

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Using Nvivo 10 For Windows For Sociological Qualitative Data Analysis, Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh Aug 2014

Using Nvivo 10 For Windows For Sociological Qualitative Data Analysis, Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh

Amanda "Mandy" J. Swygart-Hobaugh

Invited webinar I created and delivered on using NVivo for sociological qualitative data analysis. Many sociologists like to “get their hands dirty” by delving into deep analysis of qualitative data – be it discourse analysis, in-depth interviews, ethnographic observations, visual and textual media analysis, etc. Manually coding these data sources can become cumbersome and cluttered – and may even hinder drawing out the rich content in data. The webinar demonstrated how one can use NVivo to: (1) Import various textual, audiovisual, and visual data sources to facilitate coding for analytic themes, (2) Query data with text searching and word frequency …

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“My God! If Only I Could Get Out Of Here!” The Construction Of “White Slavery” As A Social Problem In Progressive-Era Chicago, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Apr 2013

“My God! If Only I Could Get Out Of Here!” The Construction Of “White Slavery” As A Social Problem In Progressive-Era Chicago, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This paper presentation draws from my dissertation research, in which I examined how Progressive-Era Chicago social reformers constructed prostitution as a social problem. I specifically discuss the rhetorical persuasiveness of the “white slavery” construction, which is primarily examined in Chapter 3 of my dissertation.

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Information – Power To The People: Students And Librarians Dialoguing About Power, Social Justice, And Information, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2012

Information – Power To The People: Students And Librarians Dialoguing About Power, Social Justice, And Information, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This chapter provides a case study of teaching an Honors Freshman Seminar at Georgia State University. The pedagogical goals for this course were: (1) to push the boundaries of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education; (2) to engage students in applying critical-theoretical and social-justice frameworks to the course topics via dialogic, problem-posing learning; and (3) to expand and challenge the students’ perceptions of librarianship by elucidating the role librarians play in social justice and democratizing efforts related to information access.

Twelve students consented to content analyses of their assignment texts. The …

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Encyclopedia Of Gender In Media, (Mary Kosut (Ed.), Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage, 2012), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2012

Encyclopedia Of Gender In Media, (Mary Kosut (Ed.), Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage, 2012), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.

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Multimedia Encyclopedia Of Women In Today’S World, (M.Z. Stange, C.K. Oyster, & J. Sloan (Eds.), Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2011

Multimedia Encyclopedia Of Women In Today’S World, (M.Z. Stange, C.K. Oyster, & J. Sloan (Eds.), Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.

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Supreme Court Decisions And Women’S Rights: Milestones To Equality (2nd Ed., C. Cushman (Ed.), Washington, Dc: Cq Press, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2010

Supreme Court Decisions And Women’S Rights: Milestones To Equality (2nd Ed., C. Cushman (Ed.), Washington, Dc: Cq Press, 2011), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.

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Syllabus - "Information - Power To The People" (Georgia State University, Honors Freshman Seminar), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2010

Syllabus - "Information - Power To The People" (Georgia State University, Honors Freshman Seminar), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating….” Kofi Annan

Guided by this notion and the sociological frameworks of “critical theory” and “social justice,” we addressed specific situations in which access to, control of, and use of information is unequal, impeded, manipulated, and/or abused and thus can result in people’s disempowerment. We also explored efforts aimed at empowering those within these situations.

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Getting Their Hands Dirty: Collaborating To Engage Undergraduates In Learning, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2006

Getting Their Hands Dirty: Collaborating To Engage Undergraduates In Learning, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

Presentation on collaboration with Dr. Hannah Britton, Associate Professor of Political Science and Women’s Studies, on the redesign of her Women and Politics course toward achieving an articulated pedagogical aim of shifting from “providing instruction” to “producing learning” via engaging students’ in original research/analysis.

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"Pigs And Raunch: 21st-Century Feminism?", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2006

"Pigs And Raunch: 21st-Century Feminism?", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.

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Cultivating Future Scholars: A Cross-Campus Collaboration On An Original Research Project, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. May 2006

Cultivating Future Scholars: A Cross-Campus Collaboration On An Original Research Project, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

Presentation on a collaboration with a sociology faculty member, a Writing Consultant, and the Quantitative Reasoning Consultant to provide research and writing support for sociology undergraduates engaging in original research projects.

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Race, Ethnicity, And Sexuality: Intimate Intersections, Forbidden Frontiers (J. Nagel, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003), Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh Dec 2004

Race, Ethnicity, And Sexuality: Intimate Intersections, Forbidden Frontiers (J. Nagel, New York: Oxford University Press, 2003), Amanda Swygart-Hobaugh

Amanda "Mandy" J. Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.

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Syllabus - "Selling Sex: Feminist Discourses On The Sex Work Industry" (Cornell College, Women's Studies Course), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2004

Syllabus - "Selling Sex: Feminist Discourses On The Sex Work Industry" (Cornell College, Women's Studies Course), Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

We examined competing feminist discourses regarding women’s involvement/portrayal in the sex work industry. Grounded in feminist theoretical and methodological perspectives, our discussions were guided by the following considerations: (1) What are the competing feminist discourses regarding sex work, and what are the similarities/differences between these discourses? (2) How are these competing discourses deployed in a global context, and what issues/concerns arise within a global consideration of sex work? (3) Is sex work inherently degrading/objectifying to women, or can one allow that it may also be sexually liberating? (4) How might one’s social situatedness (i.e. social class, race/ethnicity, gender, education, non-sex …

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"(En)Gendering Cooking", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2004

"(En)Gendering Cooking", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.

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Prostitution And Human Rights: What Are The Issues?, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2004

Prostitution And Human Rights: What Are The Issues?, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

Session at a conference for high school students, in which we discussed the issues surrounding prostitution and human rights.

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Constructing The “Social Evil”: An Analysis Of Anti-Prostitution Crusades In Progressive-Era Chicago, 1907-1915, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Apr 2004

Constructing The “Social Evil”: An Analysis Of Anti-Prostitution Crusades In Progressive-Era Chicago, 1907-1915, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This study analyzes anti-prostitution crusades in Chicago during the Progressive Era, using a social constructionist theoretical perspective to explore how crusaders constructed prostitution as a social problem. My multi-faceted theoretical framework drew on both social constructionist theories as well as social movement theories examining collective action frames as master frames. For organizational purposes, the separate analytical chapters examine different groups of crusaders: the crusaders against “white slavery,” those battling “vice,” and a group of Hull House women crusading against the “social evil.” My analyses revealed the following: (1) broader discourses present during the Progressive Era shaped the contours of the …

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A Citation Analysis Of The Quantitative/Qualitative Methods Debate's Reflection In Sociology Research: Implications For Library Collection Development, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2003

A Citation Analysis Of The Quantitative/Qualitative Methods Debate's Reflection In Sociology Research: Implications For Library Collection Development, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This study examines how the social sciences’ debate between qualitative and quantitative methods is reflected in the citation patterns of sociology journal articles. Citation analysis revealed that quantitative articles were more likely to cite journal articles than monographs, while qualitative articles were more likely to cite monographs than journals. Quantitative articles cited other articles from their own quantitative-dominated journals but virtually excluded citations to articles from qualitative journals, while qualitative articles cited articles from the quantitative-dominated journals as well as their own qualitative-specialized journals. Discussion and conclusions include this study’s implications for library collection development.

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The "Lesbian On Display:” An Analysis Of Representations Of “Lesbian” Identities And Sexualities In Contemporary American Film, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 1997

The "Lesbian On Display:” An Analysis Of Representations Of “Lesbian” Identities And Sexualities In Contemporary American Film, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This research consists of an analysis of “lesbian” identities and sexualities as represented in a sample of contemporary American films. Through this analysis I explored 1) the constructed “lesbian” identities and sexualities; 2) the displays of “lesbian” sexual interactions and their perceived intended audiences; and 3) the differences of these depictions as affected by the persons constructing these representations of “lesbian” identities and sexualities.

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Staged Sexuality: A Dramaturgical Analysis Of Erotic Dancing, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 1997

Staged Sexuality: A Dramaturgical Analysis Of Erotic Dancing, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This research comprises an ethnographic study of female erotic dancers in a single erotic dance club. Using Erving Goffman’s (1959) dramaturgical analysis of the social construction of the self as my theoretical basis of inquiry, I examined the dancers’ staged performance of a self. I interpreted the erotic dancers’ performances as constructed fronts intended to fulfill the heterosexual male customers’ fantasies of the ideal sexual female. Operating with this assumption, I observed how the erotic dancers created and maintained the ideal sexual female through the manipulation of setting, appearance, manner, and impression management techniques. Lastly, I discuss the implications these …

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(Re)Claiming The Discourse Of Desire: An Analysis Of Women’S Erotic Texts, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 1997

(Re)Claiming The Discourse Of Desire: An Analysis Of Women’S Erotic Texts, Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

Upon critiquing MacKinnon and Dworkin’s (Dworkin 1981; MacKinnon 1986, 1987; MacKinnon and Dworkin 1997) stance against “pornography,” discussing the theoretical and linguistic obstacles besetting women’s sexual expression, and reviewing research literature examining romance novels, I then explored erotic short-stories written by women—or women’s “erotica”—as surfaces for the (re)clamation of women’s desire. Drawing from my analyses of fourteen erotic tales from two separate collections, I concluded that the selected corpus of women’s erotica demonstrates the multiplicity of women’s sexual voices and combats the hegemony of a male-centered discourse of desire.

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