Critical Straussian Grounded Theory

Critical Straussian Grounded Theory combines the systematic coding procedures of Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory — open, axial, and selective coding leading to a paradigm model — with a critical theoretical stance that foregrounds power, inequality, and social structure. The researcher does not merely describe a social process but interrogates the conditions that produce and sustain it, connecting emergent theory to broader structures of domination or marginalization.