Using Documents in Social Research

Informationen zum Autor Lindsay Prior is Professor Emeritus of S ociology at Queen’s University, Belfast, and visiting Professor in the School of Public Health. He is the author of Using Documents in Social Research (SAGE, 2003) and editor of the 4-volume Using Documents and Records in Social Research (SAGE, 2011). His most recent journal publications — in, Social Science & Medicine, Critical Public Health, Sociology of Health & Illness , have focused on various aspects of public health practice and policy. Klappentext A comprehensive, yet concise, introduction to the use of documents as tools within social science research.A comprehensive, yet concise, introduction to the use of documents as tools within social science research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Basic Themes Use, Production and Content Producing Facts Documents in Action I Documents in Organizational Settings Documents in Action II Making Things Visible Texts, Authors, Identities Content, Meaning and Reference Doing Things with Words Documents as Evidence Researching the Inert Text Production, Consumption and Exchange

Sommario

Basic Themes
Use, Production and Content
Producing Facts
Documents in Action I
Documents in Organizational Settings
Documents in Action II
Making Things Visible
Texts, Authors, Identities
Content, Meaning and Reference
Doing Things with Words
Documents as Evidence
Researching the Inert Text
Production, Consumption and Exchange

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lindsay Prior
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.03.2003
• EAN: 9780761957478
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5747-8
• Pagine: 196
• Serie: Introducing Qualitative Methods Series; Introducing Qualitative Methods Series; Introducing Qualitative Method; Introducing Qualitative Methods
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Social Research Methods