Researching Society and Culture

Name: Researching Society and Culture
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ISBN: 9781849207997

ISBN-10: 1849207992

ISBN-13: 9781849207997

Edition: 3rd 2012

Authors: Clive Seale

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Clear, coherent and trusted this book is the perfect guide to the main social research methods in use today. The much anticipated third edition of Clive Seale's bestselling title further expands its coverage to provide an authoritative introduction to all of the social research methods used to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. Written by internationally renowned experts, every chapter is packed with real world examples, student-friendly learning aids and helpful practical tips. Highlights of this edition include: - New chapters covering: research design, sampling, structured data collection, preparing data for statistical analysis, coding and analysing qualitative data,…

Book details

List price: $35.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 12/19/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 656
Size: 7.32" wide x 9.13" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

Clive Seale is Professor of Medical Sociology at Queen Mary University of London.



Acknowledgements


Author biographies


Introduction and guide to using this book




Starting Out



Introduction to the philosophy of science




Research and theory




Research and policy




Ethics and social research




Doing a literature review




Research questions and proposals




Research design




Sampling




Doing a dissertation




Doing Research



Structured methods: interviews, questionnaires and observation




Qualitative interviewing




Focus groups




Doing ethnography




Doing historical and documentary research




Visual analysis




Secondary analysis and official statistics




Preparing data for statistical analysis




Statistical reasoning: from one to two variables




Statistical reasoning: causal arguments and multivariate analysis




Coding and analysing qualitative data




Generating grounded theory




Discourse analysis




Analysing conversation




Narrative analysis and interpretative phenomenological analysis




Content and comparative keyword analysis




Combining qualitative and quantitative methods




Writing, Presenting, Reflecting



Writing a research report




Giving oral presentations




Validity, reliability and the quality of research




When things go wrong



Glossary



References


Name Index


Subject Index