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Researching social life / edited by Nigel Gilbert.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage, 2008Edition: Third editionDescription: xxii, 549 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1412946611
  • 9781412946612
  • 141294662X
  • 9781412946629
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301.072 22
LOC classification:
  • HM511 .R47 2008
Contents:
Conceptualizing Social Life / Geoff Cooper -- Research, Theory and Method / Nigel Gilbert -- Part One. Beginnings -- Formulating and Refining a Research Question / Nicola Green -- Searching and Reviewing Literature / Mary Ebeling and Julie Lamb -- Grounded Theory and Inductive Research / Paul Hodkinson -- Part icipatory. Approaches to Social Research(Christina Silver) -- Mixed Methods / Victoria D Alexander, Hilary Thomas, Ann Cronin, Jane Fielding and Jo Moran-Ellis, -- The Ethics of Social Research / Martin Bulmer -- Part Two. Into the Field -- Designing Samples / Patrick Sturgis -- Questionnaires / Rosemarie Simmons -- Measuring Attitudes / Mike Procter -- Focus Groups / Ann Cronin -- Qualitative Interviewing / Nigel Fielding and Hilary Thomas -- Ethnography / Nigel Fielding -- Using Documents / Keith McDonald -- The Internet and Research Methods / Christine Hine -- Part Three. Back Home -- Coding and Managing Data / Jane Fielding -- Analyzing Survey Data / Mike Procter -- Secondary Analysis of Survey Data / Nick Allum and Sara Arber -- Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS) / Ann Lewins -- Narrative Analysis / Sarah Earthy and Ann Cronin -- Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis / Robin Wooffitt -- Analyzing Visual Materials / Victoria D. Alexander -- Part Four. Endings -- Writing about Social Research / Nigel Gilbert.
Summary: "Researching Social Life follows the `life cycle' of a typical research project, from initial conception through to eventual publication. Its breadth and depth of coverage make this an indispensable companion for students on social research methods courses in any discipline."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 516-538) and index.

Conceptualizing Social Life / Geoff Cooper -- Research, Theory and Method / Nigel Gilbert -- Part One. Beginnings -- Formulating and Refining a Research Question / Nicola Green -- Searching and Reviewing Literature / Mary Ebeling and Julie Lamb -- Grounded Theory and Inductive Research / Paul Hodkinson -- Part icipatory. Approaches to Social Research(Christina Silver) -- Mixed Methods / Victoria D Alexander, Hilary Thomas, Ann Cronin, Jane Fielding and Jo Moran-Ellis, -- The Ethics of Social Research / Martin Bulmer -- Part Two. Into the Field -- Designing Samples / Patrick Sturgis -- Questionnaires / Rosemarie Simmons -- Measuring Attitudes / Mike Procter -- Focus Groups / Ann Cronin -- Qualitative Interviewing / Nigel Fielding and Hilary Thomas -- Ethnography / Nigel Fielding -- Using Documents / Keith McDonald -- The Internet and Research Methods / Christine Hine -- Part Three. Back Home -- Coding and Managing Data / Jane Fielding -- Analyzing Survey Data / Mike Procter -- Secondary Analysis of Survey Data / Nick Allum and Sara Arber -- Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS) / Ann Lewins -- Narrative Analysis / Sarah Earthy and Ann Cronin -- Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis / Robin Wooffitt -- Analyzing Visual Materials / Victoria D. Alexander -- Part Four. Endings -- Writing about Social Research / Nigel Gilbert.

"Researching Social Life follows the `life cycle' of a typical research project, from initial conception through to eventual publication. Its breadth and depth of coverage make this an indispensable companion for students on social research methods courses in any discipline."--Publisher's website.

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