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Researching Society and Culture

Fourth Edition
by Clive Seale

Student Resources

  1. Introduction and guide to using this book
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  2. Philosophy, politics and values
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  3. Research and theory
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  4. Ethics and social research
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  5. Doing a literature review
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review Questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  6. Research questions and proposals
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review Questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  7. Research design
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review Questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  8. The dissertation
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  9. Sampling
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    • Review Questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  10. Questionnaires and interviews
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    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
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    • Glossary Flashcards
  11. Questions, measurements and structured observation
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    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  12. Qualitative interviewing
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  13. Focus groups
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
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    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
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  14. Doing ethnography
    • Free SAGE Journal articles
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    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
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  15. Grounded theory
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    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
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  16. Doing historical and documentary research
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    • Multiple Choice Quiz
    • Review questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  17. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods
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    • Review questions
    • Workshop and discussion exercises
    • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • Glossary Flashcards
  18. Digital Social Research
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  19. Preparing data for statistical analysis
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    • Workshop and discussion exercises
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  20. Analysing single variables
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  21. Bivariate analysis
    • Multiple Choice Quiz
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  22. Causal arguments and multivariate analysis
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  23. Secondary analysis
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  24. Content and text analysis
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    • Further Reading
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  25. Finding themes in qualitative data
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    • Multiple Choice Quiz
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  26. Visual analysis
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    • Multiple Choice Quiz
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  27. Discourse analysis
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  28. Analysing conversation
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    • Further Reading
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  29. Narrative analysis and interpretative phenomenological analysis
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    • Further Reading
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  30. Writing a research report
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  31. Giving oral presentations
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  32. Research quality
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  • Author Videos
  • Sample data
  • Study Skills
  • About the Book

Weblinks

Broaden your understanding of chapter topics and link to real conversations about social research.

Social Research Update 36. The Anonymity of Research Participants, by Anne Grinyer

Social Research Update 51. Research without Consent, by Paul Spicker

University of Tasmania, Faculty of Education, Sample Applications

Contains examples of successful applications for ethical approval of research studies

Economic and Social Research Council Research Ethics Framework

Statement of Ethical Practice for the British Sociological Association

American Sociological Association Code of Ethics

Academy of Social Sciences: Research Ethics

NSPCC Advice for Doing Research with Children

The Research Ethics Guidebook: A Resource for Social Scientists

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Use it to look up entries on utilitarianism, Bentham, Mill, Rawls etc.

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