This introduction to team-based qualitative research in the social sciences addresses the logistical, ethical, political, and methodological challenges inherent in team-based research. Contributors are anthropologists and health practitioners with extensive experience in collaborative research. They build on an initial definition of team- based research, using examples from American and international studies, to show how a team-based method affects project preparation and design, data analysis, and the integrity of research findings. They describe methods for enhancing the integrity of research findings throughout all stages of the research process, from data collection through presentation of results. Guest and MacQueen are both affiliated with Family Health International. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)