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Copyright of Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung (ZQF) is the property of Verlag Barbara Budrich GmbH and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The unification of the two German countries in 1989 shattered the politics, the institutions and organizations of both nations, and the entire society in a unique and unprecedented way. This was especially so for the population of the new Eastern federal states -- the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). The article presents, on the one hand, results of research carried out in both the western and eastern parts of Germany shortly after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 asking for attitudes in terms of the process of unification. On the other hand, there is a focus on the biographical development of two subjects from the former GDR who were interviewed in the early 1990s and in 2012. In these case studies (portraits), differences and similarities concerning their life history will be spelled out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung (ZQF) is the property of Verlag Barbara Budrich GmbH and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung (ZQF) is the property of Verlag Barbara Budrich GmbH and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Sozialer Sinn is the property of De Gruyter and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This article presents a critical reply to the article "Qualitative Sozialforschung – Ansprüche, Prämissen, Probleme," by Jo Reichertz. The author discusses Reichertz's division of qualitative social research into two parts, the "elaborate methods" and "ad hoc methods." The author also discusses methodology, as debated by Reichertz, when conducting interviews and researching biographies.