Using Documents in Social Research

Prior Lindsay

ISBN 10: 0761957472 / ISBN 13: 9780761957478

Published by Sage, London, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using Documents in Social Research
• Publisher: Sage, London
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761957472
• ISBN 13: 9780761957478
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: OX2900
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Synopsis

Using Documents in Social Research offers a comprehensive, yet concise, introduction to the use of documents as tools within social science research. The books argues that documents stand in a dual-relation to human activity, and therefore by transmitting ideas and influencing the course and nature of human activity they are integral to the research process.

Key features of the book include:

• Alerts students to the diversity of social scientific research documents.
• Outlines the various strategies and debates that need to be considered in order to integrate the study of documents into a research project.
• Offers a number of examples where documents have been used within a variety of research contexts.

The book is written in an easy and engaging style which makes it accessible to undergraduates and postgraduate students. It will be essential reading for students and researchers across a range of social science disciplines.

About the Author

Lindsay Prior is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Queen’s University, Belfast, and visiting Professor in the School of Public Health. He is the author of Using Documents in Social Research (SAGE, 2003) and editor of the 4-volume Using Documents and Records in Social Research (SAGE, 2011). His most recent journal publications―in, Social Science & Medicine, Critical Public Health, Sociology of Health & Illness, have focused on various aspects of public health practice and policy.