Researching Social Life
eBook - ePub

Researching Social Life

  1. 624 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Researching Social Life

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Summary of Contents
  7. Extended Contents
  8. Editors
  9. Contributors
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. How to Use This Book and Its Online Resources
  12. Introduction
  13. Part I Foundations and First Steps
  14. 1 Conceptualising Social Life
  15. 2 Research, theory and method
  16. 3 Formulating and Refining a Research Question
  17. 4 Conducting Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences
  18. Part II Choosing Your Research Strategy
  19. 5 Quantitative Research
  20. 6 Grounded Theory and Inductive Research
  21. 7 Mixed Methods
  22. 8 Participatory Approaches to Social Research
  23. 9 Evaluation Research
  24. 10 International Comparisons
  25. 11 The Ethics of Social Research
  26. Part III Collecting Data
  27. 12 Designing and Collecting Survey Samples
  28. 13 Questionnaire Design
  29. 14 Measuring Attitudes
  30. 15 Qualitative Interviewing
  31. 16 Focus Groups
  32. 17 Ethnography
  33. 18 The Internet and Research Methods
  34. Part IV Analysing Data
  35. 19 Coding and Managing Data
  36. 20 Analysing Survey Data
  37. 21 Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis software (CAQDAS)
  38. 22 Thematic Analysis
  39. 23 Narrative Analysis
  40. 24 Applying Conversation Analysis and Membership Categorisation Analysis to Qualitative Data
  41. 25 Analysing Visual Materials
  42. 26 Digital Social Research
  43. PART V WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ITS IMPACT
  44. 27 Writing about Social Research
  45. 28 The Impact of Social Research
  46. Glossary
  47. References
  48. Index