Beneath the Surface

ISBN-13: 9781032606224 / Twarda / 2023 / 234 str.

Colin Fletcher

Opis

Originally published in 1974, this book evaluates and compares three important styles of sociological research: positivism, symbolic interactionism and critique.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Quantitative Method. Introduction. 1. Men in the Middle: A Reformulation of the Thesis 2. Latent Identities Amongst Lecturers at a Technological University 3. The Quantitative Method in Theory 4. The Practice of Quantitative Research Part 2: The Qualitative Method. Introduction. 5. Observations in a Surgery 6. The Qualitative Method in Theory 7. The Practice of Qualitative Research Part 3: The Method of Social Criticism 8. Fool or Funny Man: The Role of the Comedian 9. The Place of Class in Contemporary Sociology 10. The Idea of Social Criticism 11. The Practice of Critique 12 Postscript: Theory and Practice in the Light of Sociological Method. Appendices 1: Statements and Correlations 2. For the Record 3. Research Units and Research Teams.

O autorze

Colin Fletcher was a lecturer in Sociology at the former University College, Cardiff.