It is important for researchers to establish the philosophical
foundations of their research study from the outset. In this
article, the authors unpack the 16 assumptions presented in
Corbin and Strauss’ (2008) “lost chapter.” Unpacking the
assumptions highlights the inherent symbolic interactionist
themes of meaning, action and interaction, self and perspectives,
and explicates their links with essential grounded theory
methods. These linkages are our interpretation and are not
intended as a prescription for undertaking a research study
using Corbin and Strauss’ version of grounded theory methodology.
Rather, providing and explicating these linkages
attempts to clarify what it means to conduct a research study
using an evolved grounded theory approach. Awareness and
an appreciation of the influence of symbolic interactionism to
grounded theory methodology and methods will, we hope,
ease the researcher’s journey across the methodology bridge.