The Case Study in Social Research

ISBN-13: 9781032331164 / Miękka / 2023 / 162 str.

Italy) Sena Rome Barbara (University of St Thomas

Opis

The Case Study in Social Research proposes and develops an innovative, rigorous and up to date methodological clarification of the case study approach in the social sciences to consistently and consciously apply it to different fields of social research.

Spis treści

1: Social Research and its Methods: An Introductory Overview  2: The Origins and Development of the Case Study  3: First Question: How to Define a Case Study?  4: Second Question: Why Choose the Case Study Approach?  5: Third Question: How to Conduct Social Research  6: Fourth Question: Distinguishing the Case Study from Other Research Approaches  7: Examples and Fields of Applications

O autorze

Barbara Sena is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Letters, Philosophy, Communication at the University of Bergamo, Italy, where she teaches sociology and research methods in bachelor’s and master's degree courses and in the doctoral school.