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The article is a review of eight books on qualitative researchs method
s recently published in Germany. Given that this field is characterize
d by a considerable heterogeneity of concepts and a great number of un
resolved methodological problems the article comes to the conclusion t
hat the majority of the publications discussed seen somewhat premature
.