"`A detailed and valuable addition to the literature that will be a very useful resource for lecturers, as well as having a wide appeal among students' - Tim May, University of Salford Have you ever wondered what a concise, comprehensive book providing critical guidance to the whole expanse of social science research methods and issues might look like? The A-Z is a collection of 94 entries ranging from qualitative research techniques to ..."
"Despite recent advances in genetics, development, anatomy, systematics, and morphometrics, the synthesis of ideas and research agenda put forth in the classic Morphological Integration remains remarkably fresh, timely, and relevant. Pioneers in reexamining morphology, Everett Olson and Robert Miller were among the first to explore the concept of the integrated organism in both living and extinct populations. In a new foreword and afterw ..."
"The life history or biographical research method was popular in the early decades of the twentieth century and, after a period of eclipse caused by the rise of quantitative methods, is enjoying a resurgence of interest. This burgeoning of interest is enough that we can now speak of a biographical `turn' as the social sciences These four volumes present the first established collection of the biographical method literature and brings ..."
"An overview of possible careers in a department store, emphasizing the dignity of work, the diversity of career possibilities, and the interrelationship of various jobs."
"References Comrey, A.L. and Lee, H.B. (1992] A Loehlin, J.C. (1998) Latent
Variable First Course in Factor Analysis, 2nd Models, 3rd edn. ... Epistemology is
concerned with the nature of knowledge and the justification of what we claim to
know. ... In fact, feminist empiricism deeply subverts traditional empiricism;
through its revelations that the methods, practices and processes of the norms of
scientific enquiry are deeply sexis ..."
"As an example, let us take William's discussion of the status structure of his home
town. EXAMPLE: Interviewer: ... Why do policemen seem to hold a special
position in William's ad hoc system of job statuses? One possibility is that this is
just ..."
"Andorka, Rudolf (1997) 'Social Mobility in Hungary since the Second World War:
Interpretations through surveys and ... family histories', in D. Bertaux and P.
Thompson (eds), Pathways to Social Class: A qualitative approach to social
mobility. ... New York: McGrawHill Book Company. ... Bertaux, Daniel (1991b) '
From Methodological Monopoly to Pluralism in the Sociology of Social Mobility',
in S. Dex (ed.) ..."
"Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism asks whether societies caught in political or social transition provide new opportunities for women, or instead, create new burdens and obstacles for them. Using contemporary case-studies, each author looks at the interaction of gender ethnicity and class in a divided society. The varying experiences of women are discussed in the following countries: Northern Ireland; South Africa; the former Soviet Unio ..."
"This study focuses on the subject of women and political participation in Northern Ireland. Topics discussed include: the parameters of participation; modelling participation; characterizing activists; and the personal dynamics of participation."
"A Dictionary of Key Social Science Research Concepts Robert Lee Miller, John D
Brewer. developments have been the application of qualitative life history data to
the study of social policy issues (for examples, see Bourdieu et al., 1999) and,
relatedly, ... Chamberlayne, Prue, Bornat, Joanna and Wengraf, Tom (eds) (2000)
The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social ... comparison across cultures; the
interplay between structure and a ..."
The A-Z of Social Research(1st Edition) A Dictionary of Key Social Science Research Concepts by RobertLeeMiller, John D. Brewer Hardcover, 346 Pages, Published 2003 by Sage Publications Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7619-7132-0, ISBN: 0-7619-7132-7
"`A detailed and valuable addition to the literature that will be a very useful resource for lecturers, as well as having a wide appeal among students′ - Tim May, University of Salford Have you ever wondered what a concise, comprehensive book providing critical guidance to the whole expanse of social science research methods and issues might look like? The A-Z is a collection of 94 entries ranging from qualitative research techniques to ..."
"An overview of possible careers in a department store, emphasizing the dignity of work, the diversity of career possibilities, and the interrelationship of various jobs."