Researching social life /

Researching social life / edited by Nigel Gilbert. - 2nd ed. - London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2001. - xv, 406 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 345-356) e índice.

Social research and sociology / Martin O'Brien -- Research, theory and method / Nigel Gilbert -- The research process / Sara Arber -- Gaining access / Michael Hornsby-Smith -- Designing samples / Sara Arber -- Questionnaires / Rosemarie Newell -- Measuring attitudes / Michael Procter -- Qualitative interviewing ; Ethnogoraphy / Nigel Fielding -- Exemplar A : Becoming a carer / Patricia Taraborrelli -- Using documents / Keith Macdonald and Colin Tipton -- Exemplar B : Building respectability / Keith Macdonald -- Coding and managing data / Jane Fielding -- Analysing survey data ; Analysing other researchers' data / Michael Procter -- Exemplar C : No jam tomorrow : why women are disadvantaged in occupational pensions / Jay Ginn -- Analysing accounts / Robin Wooffitt -- Explicating face-to-face interaction / Christian Heath and Paul Luff -- Writing about social research / Nigel Gilbert.

Covers methods of social research, both quantitative and qualitative. Research projects are described to illustrate the methodological issues covered. Tested student projects, annotated bibliographies and extensive cross-referencing aim to inspire readers to try out research for themselves.

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Sociology--Methodology.
Sociología --Metodología
Sociology--Research.
Sociología --Investigación

HM 511 / R432 2001

301/.072