This major inter-disciplinary collection, edited by two respected figures in the field, provides a general introduction to this subject. Chapters include discussions of fieldwork methodology, analyzing discourse, the advantages and pitfalls of team approaches, the uses of computers, and the applications of qualitative data analysis for social policy. Shrewd and insightful, the collection should be of interest to students of the latest thinking on research methods.
This major inter-disciplinary collection, edited by two respected figures in the field, provides a general introduction to this subject. Chapters incl...
"Part chronicle, part analysis and part advice manual, Social Scientists Meets the Media combines the thoughts of academics and media people to produce a vivid and valuable series of accounts that will prove of service to all academics seeking a wider audience but wary of the terra incognita they face in finding one" Ellis Cashmore, Staffordshire University Social Scientists know they are in a dilemma: their work may fall prey to sensationalism, but at the same time they don't want to be overlooked. Social Scientists Meet the Media collects the experiences of academics who have...
"Part chronicle, part analysis and part advice manual, Social Scientists Meets the Media combines the thoughts of academics and media people to produc...
Alan Bryman takes numerous examples of research, principally from North America and the United Kingdom, to illustrate his themes. Each research design and method (both quantitative and qualitative) is systematically appraised in terms of its uses and limitations. Experiments, surveys, participant observation and interviewing - and more particular problems such as measurement, levels of analysis and the relevance of epistemological issues - are thoroughly discussed.
Alan Bryman takes numerous examples of research, principally from North America and the United Kingdom, to illustrate his themes. Each research design...
Quantitative data analysis is now a compulsory component of most degree courses in the social sciences and students are increasingly reliant on computers for the analysis of data. Quantitative Data Analysis with Minitab explains statistical tests for Mac users using the same formulae free, non-technical approach as the very successful SPPS version. Students will learn a wide range of quantitative data analysis techniques and become familiar with how these techniques can be implemented through the latest version of Minitab. Techniques covered include univariate analysis (with frequency table,...
Quantitative data analysis is now a compulsory component of most degree courses in the social sciences and students are increasingly reliant on comput...
Thoroughly updated for SPSS Release 12.0, Quantitative Data Analysis With SPSS Release 12.0 provides both a non-technical introduction to quantitative data analysis and a user-friendly approach to SPSS.
Thoroughly updated for SPSS Release 12.0, Quantitative Data Analysis With SPSS Release 12.0 provides both a non-technical introduction to quantitative...
This new edition has been completely updated to accommodate the needs of users of SPSS Release 12 and 13 for Windows, whilst still being applicable to those using SPSS Release 11 and 10.
Alan Bryman and Duncan Cramer provide a non-technical approach to quantitative data analysis and a user-friendly introduction to the widely used SPSS. No previous familiarity with computing or statistics is required to benefit from this step-by-step guide to techniques including:
Non-parametric tests
Correlation
Simple and multiple regression
Multivarate...
This new edition has been completely updated to accommodate the needs of users of SPSS Release 12 and 13 for Windows, whilst still being applicable...
This four-volume set brings together all of the major topics and issues in qualitative research, assembled to provide the researcher and student with a panoramic view of the discipline today. Collectively, the volumes provide:
- an overview of general issues in qualitative research, including epistemological ones
- discussions of the different methods employed
- information on the analysis and interpretation of data
- discussions of ethical and cultural issues in research and new techniques employed.
Each volume has an extensive introduction which places the examination of...
This four-volume set brings together all of the major topics and issues in qualitative research, assembled to provide the researcher and student with ...
"Alan Bryman has expanded on his internationally well-known work on Disney theme parks and Disneyization to create a fascinating and highly readable book. It should prove of interest to beginning students in a number of different courses and fields, as well as to scholars interested in culture and consumption. There is no question that the model created by Disney, and emulated in whole or in part by many organizations and in many settings, will continue to influence social structure and culture well into the future. This is an important book about a significant social process. And, it...
"Alan Bryman has expanded on his internationally well-known work on Disney theme parks and Disneyization to create a fascinating and highly readabl...
"Alan Bryman has expanded on his internationally well-known work on Disney theme parks and Disneyization to create a fascinating and highly readable book. It should prove of interest to beginning students in a number of different courses and fields, as well as to scholars interested in culture and consumption. There is no question that the model created by Disney, and emulated in whole or in part by many organizations and in many settings, will continue to influence social structure and culture well into the future. This is an important book about a significant social process. And, it...
"Alan Bryman has expanded on his internationally well-known work on Disney theme parks and Disneyization to create a fascinating and highly readabl...
This book offers an accessible and authoritative guide to the mass communication process. The authors examine media production, the nature of media texts, the role of news sources, the general social and political context of mass communication and the ways in which media outputs are assimilated by audiences.
This book offers an accessible and authoritative guide to the mass communication process. The authors examine media production, the nature of media te...
