Researching Society and CultureClive Seale Written by internationally renowned experts, each chapter provides a full introduction to a key aspect of research methodology. From starting out to generating, analysing, and presenting data, this new edition covers foundational concepts in social research while also keeping students on the pulse of topics like digital social research, social surveys, and big data. Packed with international examples from across the social sciences, it shows how to interpret and work with data generated from real-world research. It gives you the tools to: - Design the right research question for your project - Access, understand, and use existing data - Effectively write up projects and assignments - Be confident in the A to Z of the research process Supported by an interactive website with videos, datasets, templates, and additional exercises, this book is the perfect hand-holder for any social science student starting a methods course or project. |
Contents
Qualitative interviewing | |
Focus groups | |
Doing ethnography | |
Grounded theory | |
Doing historical and documentary research | |
Combining qualitative and quantitative methods | |
Digital social research | |
Part Three Doing Analysis 1 2 3 | |
Research questions and proposals | |
Research design | |
The dissertation | |
Part 1 2 3 4 5 | |
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Sampling | |
Questionnaires and interviews | |
Questions measurement and structured observation | |
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Preparing data for statistical analysis | |
Analysing single variables | |
Bivariate analysis | |
Causal arguments and multivariate analysis | |
Secondary analysis | |
Content and text analysis | |
Finding themes in qualitative data | |
Glossary | |
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