SAGE Publications. A specialized look at case study methodology within the qualitative tradition. "Very Good" condition. Clean, tight copy. Highly useful for students and practitioners of sociology and administrative sciences.

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In this introduction to understanding, researching and doing case studies in the social sciences, Hamel outlines several differing traditions of case study research including the Chicago School of Sociology, the anthropological case studies of Malinowski, and the French La Play school tradition. He shows how each developed, changed and has been practiced over time. Suggestions for the practice of case studies are made for the novice reader and an additional feature is the extensive bibliography on case study methods in social science to allow for further exploration of the topic.

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Title

Case Study Methods (Qualitative Research Methods)

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Inc

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0803954166

ISBN 13

9780803954168

Binding

Softcover

Condition

Very Good

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The use of the case study goes back to the beginnings of social science research and is still one of the most common forms of qualitative research. This book is a handy introduction to understanding, researching, and doing case studies in the social sciences and related fields. In this brief monograph, Jacques Hamel outlines several differing traditions of case study research―the Chicago School of Sociology, the anthropological case studies of Malinowski and others, and the French Le Play school tradition. Hamel shows how each developed, changed, and has been practiced over time. Practical suggestions are included for doing case study research and a comprehensive bibliography on case study methods in social science allows for further exploration.

About the Author

Jacques Hamel is Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Montreal. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Observatory on Youth and Society under the aegis of the National Institution for Scientific Research (Urbanization, Culture and Society). Youth Specialist, he conducted investigations and research on young people over the past fifteen years. Her research currently affecting the study of values ??and student social and professional integration of the digital generation.

He has also written extensively on epistemology and qualitative methodology in sociology.

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