Researching social life

Author(s)

• Gilbert, G. Nigel

Bibliographic Information

Researching social life

edited by Nigel Gilbert

Sage, 2001

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliography (p. [378]-396) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A new edition of this book is now available at: http:/www.uk.sagepub.com/textbooksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book231777 Praise for the First Edition: `... an ideal primary text for an undergraduate course in social research methods' - Teaching Sociology `This is a very impressive book. It is admirably written in clear, straightforward language, so that I can easily imagine undergraduates responding well to its use as a core text' - Geoff Payne, Professor of Social Research, University of Plymouth `Provides an excellent introductory methods text that covers every stage of quantitative and qualitative research' - Journal of Social Policy `an ideal text for undergraduates in a variety of disciplines who are taking research methods courses' - Health Promotion International The Second Edition of this widely adopted textbook for undergraduate research methods courses has been fully revised and updated to include an even broader range of methods. Key features of this outstanding text are that it: - outlines the main ways in which social scientists gather data, reviewing each method's strengths and weaknesses - shows how data may be collated, managed and analysed - demonstrates the necessary links between sociological theory and data - provides stimulating annotated examples of social research using a variety of methods - offers signposts to more advanced texts which discuss specific methods in more detail. The Second Edition of Researching Social Life considers a comprehensive range of research methods including those that are emerging as a result of the adoption of new technologies and media, such as the use of the Internet, the analysis of multimedia and especially visual materials, and the secondary analysis of longitudinal datasets. As with the first edition, the text aims to help break down the artificial distinction between so-called `quantitative' and `qualitative' research. This is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses in social research methods across the social sciences.

Table of Contents

Conceptualizing Social Life - Geoff Cooper Research, Theory and Method - Nigel Gilbert Research and the Policy-Making Process - Alan Clarke PART ONE: BEGINNINGS The Ethics of Social Research - Martin Bulmer Designing Samples - Sara Arber PART TWO: INTO THE FIELD Questionnaires - Rosemarie Simmons Measuring Attitudes - Mike Procter Qualitative Interviewing - Nigel Fielding and Hilary Thomas Ethnography - Nigel Fielding Focus Groups - Ann Cronin Exemplar - Kate Burningham and Diana Thrush The Environmental Concerns of Disadvantaged Groups Using Documents - Keith Macdonald Exemplar - Martin Innes Investigating the Investigators - Studying Detective Work PART THREE: BACK HOME Coding and Managing Data - Jane Fielding Analyzing Survey Data - Mike Procter Secondary Analysis of Survey Data - Sara Arber Exemplar - Jay Ginn Privatizing Pensions: New Options and New Risks for Women Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis - Ann Lewins Analyzing Factual Accounts - Robin Wooffitt Analyzing Visual Materials - Victoria D Alexander PART FOUR: ENDINGS Writing about Social Research - Nigel Gilbert

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Details

• NCID: BA52873721
• ISBN:
  • 0761972447
  • 0761972455
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 406 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 301.072
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sociology -- Research