Radikalios mikrosociologijos gairės
The Rules of Radical Microsociology

Summary/Abstract: Contrary to the popular definition of qualitative research as “the new mode” of cognition we can see qualitative methods as having at its essence the concepts of hermeneutics, pragmatism, and radical microsociology. The focus of this article is on the historical roots of qualitative method and the methodological tension created by the foundational and discoursive terminology. The goal of this paper is to discuss and suggest a need for sociology to more thoroughly integrate microsociological insights into its theory and practice. It is from this point of view that we must consider the contemporary “demise” of empiricism and make explicit some substantive connections between the new ways of cognition, i. e. qualitative methods, “post-“ insights, and “radical” microsociological trends. Within the larger context of sociology as an academic discipline, a growing breach now exist between the proponents of a so-called quantitative epistemology and those who have identified themselves as qualitative researchers. The transformation of recent methodology has been accompanied by a proliferation of qualitative techniques of research. Its focus shifts from foundational attempts to the discoursive, contextual, and indexical problems.

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