Researching Social Life

Nigel Gilbert, Paul Stoneman

SAGE, 15 dec 2015 - 624 pagina's

Paul Stoneman and Nigel Gilbert breathe new energy into this classic bestselling textbook providing clear, relevant advice and extensive coverage of all the research methods you need to understand today’s society.

Packed full of examples from across the social sciences, Researching Social Life sets out all of the challenges and opportunities of interpreting and conducting research with qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods.

The book follows the chronology of a typical research project, from initial conception through to the collection, management and analysis of data; it also includes material on how best to write up and disseminate your research. This pragmatic approach mirrors the reality of conducting research and allows the handpicked, internationally renowned contributors to embed real case studies from their own research in each chapter.

The student-oriented pedagogy is carefully woven throughout the book and further supported by a cutting-edge website. Key tools include:

• In-depth worked examples
• Case studies
• Discussion questions
• Checklists
• Annotated further reading
• Practical top tips for doing research.

With unparalleled breadth and depth this trusted and respected textbook is an essential guide for anyone engaging with social research.

Inhoudsopgave

• INTRODUCTION: 1
• PART I FOUNDATIONS AND FIRST STEPS: 7
• CHAPTER 1 CONCEPTUALISING SOCIAL LIFE: 9
• CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH THEORY AND METHOD: 25
• CHAPTER 3 FORMULATING AND REFINING A RESEARCH QUESTION: 43
• CHAPTER 4 CONDUCTING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: 61
• PART II CHOOSING YOUR RESEARCH STRATEGY: 77
• CHAPTER 5 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH: 79
• CHAPTER 6 GROUNDED THEORY AND INDUCTIVE RESEARCH: 97
• CHAPTER 7 MIXED METHODS: 119
• CHAPTER 8 PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES TO SOCIAL RESEARCH: 139
• CHAPTER 9 EVALUATION RESEARCH: 161
• CHAPTER 10 INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS: 181
• CHAPTER 11 THE ETHICS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH: 203
• PART III COLLECTING DATA: 223
• CHAPTER 12 DESIGNING AND COLLECTING SURVEY SAMPLES: 225
• CHAPTER 13 QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN: 239
• CHAPTER 14 MEASURING ATTITUDES: 259
• CHAPTER 15 QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWING: 281
• CHAPTER 16 FOCUS GROUPS: 301
• CHAPTER 17 ETHNOGRAPHY: 319
• CHAPTER 18 THE INTERNET AND RESEARCH METHODS: 339
• PART IV ANALYSING DATA: 357
• CHAPTER 19 CODING AND MANAGING DATA: 359
• CHAPTER 20 ANALYSING SURVEY DATA: 389
• CHAPTER 21 COMPUTER ASSISTED QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE CAQDAS: 411
• CHAPTER 22 THEMATIC ANALYSIS: 443
• CHAPTER 23 NARRATIVE ANALYSIS: 461
• CHAPTER 24 APPLYING CONVERSATION ANALYSIS AND MEMBERSHIP CATEGORISATION ANALYSIS TO QUALITATIVE DATA: 485
• CHAPTER 25 ANALYSING VISUAL MATERIALS: 501
• CHAPTER 26 DIGITAL SOCIAL RESEARCH: 519
• PART V WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ITS IMPACT: 535
• CHAPTER 27 WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL RESEARCH: 537
• CHAPTER 28 THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL RESEARCH: 555
• GLOSSARY: 567
• INDEX: 581

Over de auteur

Nigel Gilbert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. He is the author or editor of 34 books and many academic papers and was the founding editor of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. His current research focuses on the application of agent-based models to understanding social and economic phenomena, especially the emergence of norms, culture, and innovation. He obtained a doctorate in the sociology of scientific knowledge in 1974 from the University of Cambridge and has subsequently taught at the universities of York and Surrey in England. He is one of the pioneers in the field of social simulation and is past president of the European Social Simulation Association. He is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Paul Stoneman is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Surrey.

Bibliografische gegevens

• Titel: Researching Social Life
• Redacteurs: Nigel Gilbert, Paul Stoneman
• Editie: 4, niet ingekort
• Uitgever: SAGE, 2015
• ISBN: 1473944236, 9781473944237
• Lengte: 624 pagina's