Researching society and culture
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Researching society and culture
Sage Publications, 1998
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Comprehensive and well-illustrated, this is the definitive introductory textbook on methods and methodology for students in the social sciences and cultural studies. It is structured around three key objectives: to provide a full overview of, and introduction to, the research methods used in social science and cultural studies; to provide undergraduate and postgraduate students with the skills needed to begin research with working examples from actual research; and to examine the methodological and theoretical issues involved in doing research.
Researching Society and Culture is divided into four parts: the first discusses the philosophy of social science, developments in social theory, methodology and the use of historical perspectives in research. Part Two explores considerations of importance at the beginning of a research project and discusses the writing of research proposals. The third part covers a full range of the methods in use by social and cultural researchers, including the use of social surveys; statistical data analysis; coding of qualitative and quantitative data; use of official statistics; interviewing; ethnography; content and semiotic analysis of visual images; discourse analysis; conversation analysis; and the use of literary texts in research, ending with a chapter on reading and writing research. The book concludes with a series of workshop and discussion exercises, tailored to each chapter, and designed to give students practical experience in using these methods.
Table of Contents
Introduction - Clive Seale
PART ONE: PHILOSOPHY, METHODOLOGY AND HISTORY
Selected Issues in the Philosophy of Social Science - David Lazar
Developments in Social Theory - Paul Filmer et al
Feminist Methodology - Heather Brunskell
Gender, Ethnicity and Fieldwork - Anne-Marie Fortier
A Case Study
The History of the Social Survey - Fran Tonkiss
Historical and Comparative Research - Josep Llobera
PART TWO: BEGINNING RESEARCH
Research and Social Policy - David Silverman
Research and Social Theory - David Silverman
Writing a Research Proposal - Moira Kelly
PART THREE: DOING RESEARCH
Doing Social Surveys - Clive Seale and Paul Filmer
Coding and Analyzing Data - Clive Seale and Moira Kelly
Statistical Reasoning - Clive Seale
From One to Two Variables
Statistical Reasoning - Clive Seale
Causal Arguments and Multivariate Analysis
Using Official Statistics - Don Slater
Qualitative Interviewing - Clive Seale
Doing Ethnography - David Walsh
Analyzing Cultural Objects - Don Slater
Content Analysis and Semiotics
Analyzing Discourse - Fran Tonkiss
Analyzing Conversation - David Silverman
Analyzing Literary Texts - Paul Filmer
Reading and Writing Research - Les Back
PART FOUR: WORKSHOP AND DISCUSSION EXERCISES
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