Theory and methods in social research / (Record no. 194852)
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| fixed length control field | 01203cam a22003494a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781849200158 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 300.72 |
| Item number | SOM/T |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Theory and methods in social research / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Bridget Somekh, Cathy Lewin. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Los Angeles ; |
| -- | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | SAGE, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiii, 344 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Previous ed.: Research methods in the social sciences, 2005. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part one: reading, reviewing and reflecting --<br/>Introduction --<br/>1. Research in the social sciences / Bridget Somekh (and others) --<br/>2. Working with literatures / Barbara Kamler and Pat Thomson --<br/>3. Ethical issues in generating public knowledge / Heather Piper and Helen Simons --<br/>Part two: listening, exploring the case and theorizing --<br/>Introduction --<br/>4. Ethnography / Jo Frankham and Christina MacRae --<br/>5. Research diaries / Mary Louise Holly and Herbert Altrichter --<br/>6. Case study / Charlotte Chadderton and Harry Torrance --<br/>7. Interviewing and focus groups / Rosaline S. Barbour and John Schostak --<br/>Part three: addressing issues of power and researching for impact --<br/>Introduction --<br/>8. Feminist methodologies / Diane Burns and Khatidja Chantler --<br/>9. Critical race theory and its use in social science research / Laurence Parker and Lorna Roberts --<br/>10. Queer Theory / Lesbian and gay approaches / Gloria Filax (and others) --<br/>11. Action research / Susan Noffke and Bridget Somekh --<br/>12. The purpose, practice and politics of sponsored evaluations / Tineke Abma and Thomas A. Schwandt --<br/>Part four: observing, querying, interpreting --<br/>Introduction --<br/>13. Grounded theory / Juliet Corbin and Nicholas L. Holt --<br/>14. Understanding phenomenology through reverse perspectives / Angie Titchen and Dawn Hobson --<br/>15. Observation / Liz Jones and Bridget Somekh --<br/>16. Discourse analysis / Alison Lee and Alan Petersen --<br/>17. Researching online practices / Colin Lankshear, Kevin M. Leander and Michele Knobel --<br/>Part five: identity, community and representation --<br/>Introduction --<br/>18. Life History and narrative methods / Scherto Gill and Ivor Goodson --<br/>19. Social semiotics and multimodal texts / Diane Mavers and Gunther Kress --<br/>20. Communities of practice / David Benzie and Bridget Somekh --<br/>21. Activity theory / Ines Langemeyer and Morten Nissen --<br/>22. Researching policy / Jill Blackmore and Hugh Lauder --<br/>Part six: quantitative methods: theories and perspectives --<br/>Introduction --<br/>23. The practices of quantitative methods / Kelvyn Jones --<br/>24. The positivist paradigm in contemporary social research: the interface of psychology, method and sociocultural theory / Charles Crook and Dean Garratt --<br/>25. Understanding and describing quantitative data / Cathy Lewin --<br/>26. Differences and relationships in quantitative data / Sally Barnes and Cathy Lewin --<br/>27. An introduction to statistical modelling / Kelvyn Jones --<br/>Part seven: quantitative methods in action --<br/>Introduction --<br/>28. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in social inquiry / Jennifer C Greene, Holly Kreider and Ellen Mayer --<br/>29. Random reflections on modelling, geography and voting / Kelvyn Jones --<br/>30. Methodological issues in international comparative assessments of educational progress / W J Pelgrum --<br/>31. Evaluating literacy advance in the early years of school / John Ainley --<br/>32. Working backwards: the road less travelled in quantitative methodology / Brian Doig --<br/>Part eight: researching in postmodern contexts --<br/>Introduction --<br/>33. Deconstruction / Erica Burman and Maggie Maclure --<br/>34. From hermeneutics to post-structuralism to psychoanalysis / Tony Brown and Daniel Heggs --<br/>35. From structuralism to post-structuralism / Lee Miller, Joanne 'Bob' Whalley and Ian Stronach --<br/>36. Feminism / post-structuralism / Bronwen Davies and Suzanne Gannon. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Social sciences |
| General subdivision | Research |
| -- | Methodology. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | 27/03/2018 | Today & Tomorrow`s Printer and Publishers | 2191.19 | 300.72 SOM/T | 46256 | 09/03/2020 | 09/03/2020 | General Books |