1. Editors' note: What's in a name

   • Charles W. Lidz
   • Victor Lidz

   EditorialNotes Pages: 5 - 7

2. Qualitative sociology in international perspective: Editors' introductory essay

   • Shulamit Reinharz
   • Peter Conrad

   Articles Pages: 8 - 12

3. Qualitative sociology in the UK

   • Phil M. Strong

   Articles Pages: 13 - 28

4. Qualitative sociology in the Federal Republic of Germany

   • Uta Gerhardt

   Articles Pages: 29 - 43

5. In search of qualitative sociology in India

   • T. K. Oommen

   Articles Pages: 44 - 54

6. Qualitative sociology in Japan

   • Hidetoshi Kato

   Articles Pages: 55 - 62

7. Qualitative sociology in Poland

   • Anna Wyka

   Articles Pages: 63 - 76

8. Notes on qualitative sociology in Italy

   • Consuelo Corradi

   Articles Pages: 77 - 87

9. Qualitative sociology in Israel—A brief survey

   • Erik Cohen

   Articles Pages: 88 - 98

10. Qualitative sociology in New Zealand

    • Sharon Mast

    Articles Pages: 99 - 112

11. The invisibility of qualitative sociology in Sweden

    • Bo Eneroth

    Articles Pages: 113 - 122

12. Corporations and child care: Dynamics of the work-family intersection

    • Judith D. Auerbach

    Review Essay Pages: 123 - 126

13. Book reviews

    • Marc L. Miller
    • Craig Reinarnan
    • Carol Mueller

    BookReview Pages: 127 - 156