Researching social life. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Nigel Gilbert.
• Other Names: Gilbert, G. Nigel
• 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; Participatory Approaches to Social Research - Christina Silver; Mixed Methods - Victoria D Alexander et al; 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
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : Sage
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 549 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 300.72; Sociology -- Methodology; Sociology -- Research; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Sociology -- Methodology; Sociology -- Research; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446204887
• Related ISBNs: 144620488X; 9781412946612; 1412946611; 9781412946629; 141294662X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 516-538) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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