, ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁" the ▁Father ▁of ▁Qual itative ▁Research " ▁due ▁to ▁( 1 ) ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁his ▁scholar ly ▁impact ▁on ▁qual itative ▁in qui ries , ▁( 2 ) ▁integration ▁of ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁qual itative ▁research , ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁continuous ▁efforts ▁in ▁n urt uring ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁qual itative ▁research ▁via ▁editor ship ▁and ▁conference ▁organization . ▁His ▁organiz ational ▁efforts ▁have ▁included ▁found ing ▁the ▁annual ▁International ▁Congress ▁for ▁Qual itative ▁Research ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁three ▁qual itative ▁research ▁journ als ▁( Qual itative ▁In qu iry , ▁Cultural ▁Studies - C rit ical ▁Method ologies , ▁in ▁International ▁Review ▁of ▁Qual itative ▁Research ), ▁and ▁book ▁series ▁for ▁S age , ▁Al ta M ira , ▁Left ▁Coast , ▁Emer ald , ▁Rout ledge , ▁and ▁other ▁publish ers . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁leading ▁scholar ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁symbol ic ▁interaction ism , ▁social ▁psych ology , ▁and ▁social ▁science , ▁has ▁influenced ▁a ▁wide ▁spectrum ▁of ▁pers pect ives . ▁Den zin ▁poss esses ▁an ▁extensive ▁and ▁diverse ▁record ▁of ▁publications ▁that ▁are ▁still ▁evol ving , ▁especially , ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁symbol ic ▁interaction ism , ▁semi ot ics , ▁cultural ▁studies , ▁post mod ern ism , ▁eth n ography , ▁performance ▁studies , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Qual itative ▁research ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Den zin ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁qual itative