Sociologists Backstage: Answers to 10 Questions about What They Do

ISBN-13: 9780415806589 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 272 str.

Sarah Fenstermaker;Nikki Jones;¬Abar

Opis

A volume of directed reflections by sociological researchers on the motivations for research, the decisions made at crucial points, and the challenges they face in the research process. It is intended to combine the intriguing elements of memoir and the enlightening aspects of a research 'post-mortem'.

Spis treści

Section 1: Urban Sociology in the Post-Civil Rights Era  1. Mary Pattillo  2. Scott Brooks  3. Alford Young  4. Mitchell Duneier  Section 2: Global Ethnography and the Study of Transnational Labor Migrations  5. Milliann Kang  6. Hung Cam Thai  7. Nazli Kibria  8. Rhacael Parrenas  Section 3: Studying Gender, Crime and Violence in the Era of Mass Incarceration  9. Meda Chesney-Lind  10. Victor Rios  11. Mercer Sullivan  12. Valerie Jenness  Section 4: The Researcher As…  13. Karyn Lacy  14. France Winddance Twine  15. Denise Segura  16. Christine Williams  17. Verta Taylor and Leila Rupp