New Technology in Sociology: Practical Applications in Research and Work

ISBN-13: 9781138528864 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 196 str.

Grant Blank;James L. McCartney;Edward Brent

Opis

When technology has been applied in business environments, its justification has usually been cast in terms of saving time or saving money.

Spis treści

I. New Cultures of Knowledge, 1. The Future of Sociological Literature in an Age of Computerized Texts , 2. Intellectual Property and New Technology: Some Possible Futures in Sociology II. The Microcomputer Revolution 3. How the Microcomputer is Changing Our Analytic Habits 4. Waiting for the Revolution: The Use of Microcomputers by Social Scientists III. Visual Sociology 5. Visual Sociology: Expanding Sociological Vision 6. Ethical Issues in Visual Field Work IV. Artificial Intelligence 7. Artificial Intelligence and Formal Models of International Behavior 8. Is There a Role for Artificial Intelligence in Sociological Theorizing? V. Qualitative Sociology 9. Computer Software and Qualitative Analysis: A Reassessment 10. Text Analysis and Text-Analysis Software: A Comparison of Assumptions VI. Teaching Sociology 11. Ensemble Instruction: A Note on Communicating Sociology via Computers 12. Beyond SPSS et al.: Pedagogical Contributions of Business Software in the Teaching of Social Research

O autorze

Grant Blank, James L. McCartney, Edward Brent