Doing Social Science Evidence and Methods in Empirical Research

by Devine, Fiona; Heath, Sue

• ISBN13: 9780230537903
• ISBN10: 0230537901
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781137020543
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Edited by leading British sociologists of stratification, this book advances contemporary debates in sociological research methods. It draws on current theoretical issues within sociology, bringing together original discussions of the latest and best contemporary empirical work on topics such as culture, identities and lifestyles. Chapters consider methodological research in an international context, bringing abstract subjects to life. This book will be required reading for new generations of sociology students.

Author Biography

FIONA DEVINE is Professor of Sociology and Head of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester.

SUE HEATH is Professor of Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. viii
List of Figures	p. ix
Notes on Contributors	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Doing Social Science	p. 1
Technology: Taylor's Play Between Worlds	p. 13
Crime: Edgar et al.'s Prison Violence	p. 33
Time: Gershuny's Changing Times	p. 59
Place: Savage et al.'s Globalization and Belonging	p. 80
Subculture: Hodkinson's Goth	p. 103
TV Soaps: Tufte's Living with the Rubbish Queen	p. 128
Post-Colonial History: Butalia's The Other Side of Silence	p. 148
News Interviews: Clayman and Heritage's The News Interview	p. 167
Family: Bengtson et al.'s How Families Still Matter	p. 193
Index	p. 215
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