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Item Details
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AN INVITATION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH
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| By: |
Pertti Alasuutari |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£60.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0761957367 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780761957362 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
19 October, 1998 |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Translated from: |
Finnish |
| Description: |
`Courses in research methods can be dull, technical exercises. The particular merit of Alasuutari's book is that it conveys contemporary ideas about social research in a lively and interesting way. Using the original parallel between detective stories and research, he draws the beginning student into a forceful argument based upon compelling examples. Just as Peter Berger's Invitation to Sociology provided the best, singly-authored introduction to social theory a generation ago, so Alasuutari's An Invitation to Social Research sets a standard for a new generation of students' - David Silverman, Goldsmiths CollegeA succinct and engaging introduction to social research, this book outlines how to study social and cultural phenomena, explains the difference between qualitative and quantitative analysis, and examines the relationship between social research and society. |
| Synopsis: |
A succinct and engaging introduction to social research, this book outlines how to study social and cultural phenomena, explains the difference between qualitative and quantitative analysis, and examines the relationship between social research and society. By comparing the work of the academic researcher to that of the detective in terms of how they gather clues, weigh up the facts and present them as evidence, this book takes the mystery out of social science research. By contextualizing the historical and intellectual development of the `sociological imagination', the book enables students to integrate their knowledge of social theory, social history and social structure into a coherent conception of contemporary social research. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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