Theory and methods in social research - Lewin, Cathy; Somekh, Bridget (London SAGE, 2011)
Part I: Reading, reviewing and reflecting -- Research in the social sciences / Bridget Somekh -- Working with literature / Barbara Kamler and Pat Thomson -- Ethical issues in generating public knowledge / Heather Piper and Helen Simons -- Part II: Listening, exploring the case and theorizing -- Ethnography / Jo Frankham and Christina MacRae -- Research diaries / Mary Louise Holly and Herbert Altrichter -- Case study / Charlotte Chadderton and Harry Torrance -- Interviewing and focus groups / Rosaline S. Barbour and Jane Schostak -- Part III: Addressing issues of power and researching for impact -- Feminist methodologies -- Critical race theory and its use in social science research / Laurence Parker and Lorna Roberts -- Queer theory/ Lesbian and gay approaches / Gloria Filax -- Action research -- PArt Iv: Observing, querying, interpreting -- Part V: Identity, community and presentation -- Part Vi: Quantitative methods: theories and perspectives -- Part VII: Quantitative methods in action -- Part VIII: Researching in postmodern contexts.
Keywords: Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology