This paper represents a contribution to the consideration of the characteristics of the case study research method in sociological researches. In the first part of paper, some specifics of case study method are described, in the second part we represented ways of use of this method in field research. finally, third part of this paper indicates certain „sub methods“ within case study method, such as „building blocks“ and „process tracing“, which are, at the same time, conditions for developing typological theories. Those „sub methods“ indicate evolution of case study method in social sciences during last few decades, as well as importance of existence and use of such „elastic“ method in all, especially field researches where researcher is facing with a series of cognitive concerns. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 178028: Duhovna i materijalna kultura Kosova i Metohije]