Researching social life / edited by Nigel Gilbert.

By:

Gilbert, Nigel, [editor]

Contributor(s):

Gilbert, G. Nigel

Material type:

TextPublication details: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2001.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 406 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0761972447
0761972455 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

301/.072 21

Contents:

Conceptualizing Social Life - Geoff CooperResearch, Theory and Method - Nigel GilbertPART ONE: BEGINNINGSFormulating and Refining a Research Question - Nicola GreenSearching and Reviewing Literature - Mary Ebeling and Julie LambGrounded Theory and Inductive Research - Paul HodkinsonParticipatory Approaches to Social Research - Christina SilverMixed Methods - Victoria D Alexander et alThe Ethics of Social Research - Martin BulmerPART TWO: INTO THE FIELDDesigning Samples - Patrick SturgisQuestionnaires - Rosemarie SimmonsMeasuring Attitudes - Mike ProcterFocus Groups - Ann CroninQualitative Interviewing - Nigel Fielding and Hilary ThomasEthnography - Nigel FieldingUsing Documents - Keith McDonaldThe Internet and Research Methods - Christine HinePART THREE: BACK HOMECoding and Managing Data - Jane FieldingAnalyzing Survey Data - Mike ProcterSecondary Analysis of Survey Data - Nick Allum and Sara ArberComputer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS) - Ann LewinsNarrative Analysis - Sarah Earthy and Ann CroninConversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis - Robin WooffittAnalyzing Visual Materials - Victoria D AlexanderPART FOUR: ENDINGSWriting about Social Research - Nigel Gilbert

Summary: This core text covers the whole range of methods from quantitative to qualitative in a down-to-earth and unthreatening manner, including grounded theory and mixed methods. Packed with student-friendly features, it is a must-have textbook for students on social research methods courses in any discipline.

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

This core text covers the whole range of methods from quantitative to qualitative in a down-to-earth and unthreatening manner, including grounded theory and mixed methods. Packed with student-friendly features, it is a must-have textbook for students on social research methods courses in any discipline.