Fiction and Social Research

Fiction and Social Research
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0761990356
ISBN-13 : 9780761990352
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Fiction and Social Research by : Anna Banks

This volume brings together writers from a variety of disciplines to explore and illustrate the possibilities of new narrative forms in social research. The book is arranged into four areas of concern: representation, subjectivity, critique, and postmodern discourse.

Fiction as Research Practice

Fiction as Research Practice
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 9781315428475
ISBN-13 : 1315428474
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Fiction as Research Practice by : Patricia Leavy

The turn to fiction as a social research practice is a natural extension of what many researchers and writers have long been doing. Patricia Leavy, a widely published qualitative researcher and a novelist, explores the overlaps and intersections between these two ways of understanding and describing human experience. She demonstrates the validity of literary experimentation to the qualitative researcher and how to incorporate these practices into research projects. Five short stories and excerpts from novellas and novels show these methods in action. This book is an essential methodological introduction for those interested in studying or practicing arts-based research.

Fiction and Social Reality

Fiction and Social Reality
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9781317135555
ISBN-13 : 1317135555
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Fiction and Social Reality by : Mariano Longo

In spite of their differing rhetorics and cognitive strategies, sociology and literature are often concerned with the same objects: social relationships, action, motivation, social constraints and relationships, for example. As such, sociologists have always been fascinated with fictional literature. This book reinvigorates the debate surrounding the utility of fiction as a sociological resource, examining the distinction between the two forms of writing and exploring the views of early sociologists on the suitability of subjecting literary sources to sociological analysis. Engaging with contemporary debates in this field, the author explores the potential sociological use of literary fiction, considering the role of literature as the exemplification of sociological concepts, a non-technical confirmation of theoretical insights, and a form of empirical material used to confirm a set of theoretically oriented assumptions. A fascinating exploration of the means by which the sociological eye can be sharpened by engagement with literary sources, Fiction and Social Reality offers a set of methodological principles according to which literature can be examined sociologically. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and literary studies with interests in research methods and interdisciplinary approaches to scholarly research.

Synthesizing Research

Synthesizing Research
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 0761913483
ISBN-13 : 9780761913481
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Synthesizing Research by : Harris M. Cooper

This text is appropriate for anyone who has taken an introductory research methods course and it includes updated coverage of report writing, validity issues, study retrieval and evaluation of research studies.

Creative Writing for Social Research

Creative Writing for Social Research
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781447356004
ISBN-13 : 1447356004
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Creative Writing for Social Research by : Phillips, Richard

This groundbreaking book brings creative writing to social research. Its innovative format includes creatively written contributions by researchers from a range of disciplines, modelling the techniques outlined by the authors. The book is user-friendly and shows readers: • how to write creatively as a social researcher; • how creative writing can help researchers to work with participants and generate data; • how researchers can use creative writing to analyse data and communicate findings. Inviting beginners and more experienced researchers to explore new ways of writing, this book introduces readers to creatively written research in a variety of formats including plays and poems, videos and comics. It not only gives social researchers permission to write creatively but also shows them how to do so.

Digital Social Research

Digital Social Research
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781509529339
ISBN-13 : 1509529330
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Digital Social Research by : Giuseppe A. Veltri

To analyse social and behavioural phenomena in our digitalized world, it is necessary to understand the main research opportunities and challenges specific to online and digital data. This book presents an overview of the many techniques that are part of the fundamental toolbox of the digital social scientist. Placing online methods within the wider tradition of social research, Giuseppe Veltri discusses the principles and frameworks that underlie each technique of digital research. This practical guide covers methodological issues such as dealing with different types of digital data, construct validity, representativeness and big data sampling. It looks at different forms of unobtrusive data collection methods (such as web scraping and social media mining) as well as obtrusive methods (including qualitative methods, web surveys and experiments). Special extended attention is given to computational approaches to statistical analysis, text mining and network analysis. Digital Social Research will be a welcome resource for students and researchers across the social sciences and humanities carrying out digital research (or interested in the future of social research).

Handbook of the Arts in Qualitative Research

Handbook of the Arts in Qualitative Research
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 721
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ISBN-10 : 9781483365886
ISBN-13 : 1483365883
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of the Arts in Qualitative Research by : J. Gary Knowles

"This work′s quality, diversity, and breadth of coverage make it a valuable resource for collections concerned with qualitative research in a broad range of disciplines. Highly recommended." —G.R. Walden, CHOICE The Handbook of the Arts in Qualitative Inquiry: Perspectives, Methodologies, Examples, and Issues represents an unfolding and expanding orientation to qualitative social science research that draws inspiration, concepts, processes, and representational forms from the arts. In this defining work, J. Gary Knowles and Ardra L. Cole bring together the top scholars in qualitative methods to provide a comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of arts-based research. This Handbook provides an accessible and stimulating collection of theoretical arguments and illustrative examples that delineate the role of the arts in qualitative social science research. Key Features Defines and explores the role of the arts in qualitative social science research: The Handbook presents an analysis of classic and emerging methodologies and approaches that employs the arts in the qualitative research process. Brings together a unique group of scholars: Offering diverse perspectives, contributors to this volume represent a wide range of disciplines including the humanities, media and communication, anthropology, sociology, psychology, women′s studies, education, social work, nursing, and health and medicine. Offers comprehensive coverage of the genres employed by qualitative researchers: Scholars use multiple ways to advance knowledge including literary forms, performance, visual art, various types of media, narrative, folk art, and more. Articulates challenges inherent in alternative methodologies: This volume discusses the issues and challenges faced when employing art in research including ethical issues, academic merit issues, and even funding issues. Intended Audience This is an essential resource for any scholar interested in qualitative research, as well as a critical resource for all academic and public libraries.

Spark

Spark
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Publisher : Guilford Publications
Total Pages : 169
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ISBN-10 : 9781462538157
ISBN-13 : 1462538150
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Spark by : Patricia Leavy

Professor Peyton Wilde has an enviable life teaching sociology at an idyllic liberal arts college--yet she is troubled by a sense of fading inspiration. One day an invitation arrives. Peyton has been selected to attend a luxurious all-expense-paid seminar in Iceland, where participants, billed as some of the greatest thinkers in the world, will be charged with answering one perplexing question. Meeting her diverse teammates--two neuroscientists, a philosopher, a dance teacher, a collage artist, and a farmer--Peyton wonders what she could ever have to contribute. The ensuing journey of discovery will transform the characters' work, their biases, and themselves. This suspenseful novel shows that the answers you seek can be found in the most unlikely places. It can be read for pleasure, is a great choice for book clubs, and can be used as unique and inspiring reading in qualitative research and other courses in education, sociology, social work, psychology, and communication.

Fiction and Social Research

Fiction and Social Research
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 274
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780761990345
ISBN-13 : 0761990348
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Fiction and Social Research by : Anna Banks

Fiction and Social Research brings together writers from a variety of disciplines to explore and illustrate the possibilities of new narrative forms in social research. At the intersections of fiction, ethnography, and cultural studies, these essays demonstrate narratives that simultaneously enrich fieldwork and enliven research reporting. By arranging this volume into four areas of concern, this volume demonstrates how fiction can express issues of representation, subjectivity, critique and postmodern discourse. This volume is unique in its accessibility and will prove a valuable tool to the veteran scholar and beginning ethnographer alike.

Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research

Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781446271414
ISBN-13 : 1446271412
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research by : Gayle Letherby

Objectivity and subjectivity are key concepts in social research. This book, written by leading authors in the field, takes a completely new approach to objectivity and subjectivity, no longer treating them as opposed - as many existing texts do - but as logically and methodologically related in social research. The book debates: - the philosophical bases of objectivity and relativity - relationism and dynamic synthesis - situated objectivity - theorised subjectivity - social objects and realism - objectivity and subjectivity in practice The authors explain complex arguments with great clarity for social science students, while also providing the detail and comprehensiveness required to meet the needs of practising researchers and scholars.