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Innovations in digital research methods / [compiled by] Peter Halfpenny, Rob Procter

Published
Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
xvi, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Additional Creators
Halfpenny, Peter and Procter, Rob

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction and Overview / Rob Proctor -- 2.The Changing Social Science Data Landscape / Mark Elliot -- 3.Exploiting New Sources of Data / Kingsley Purdam -- 4.Survey Methods: Challenges and Opportunities / Joe Murphy -- 5.Advances in Data Management for Social Survey Research / Paul S. Lambert -- 6.Modelling and Simulation / Nick Malleson -- 7.Contemporary developments in statistical software for social scientists / Danius T. Michaelides -- 8.Text Mining and Social Media: When Quantitative Meets Qualitative and Software Meets People / Andrew Chadwick -- 9.Digital Records and the Digital Replay System / Dawn Knight -- 10.Social Network Analysis / Jonathan J.H. Zhu -- 11.Visualizing Spatial and Social Media / Flora Roumpani -- 12.Ethical Praxis in Digital Social Research / Marina Jirotka -- 13.Sociology and the Digital Challenge / Mike Savage.
Summary
Vast amounts of digital data are now generated daily by people as they go about their lives, yet social researchers are struggling to exploit it. At the same time, the challenges faced by society in the 21st century are growing ever more complex, and demands research that is bigger in scale, more collaborative and multi-disciplinary than ever before. This cutting-edge volume provides an accessible introduction to innovative digital social research tools and methods that harness this 'data deluge' and successfully tackle key research challenges. Contributions from leading international researchers cover topics such as: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research; Data management; Social media and social network analysis; Modeling and simulation; Survey methods; Visualizing social data; Ethics and e-research. The future of social research in the digital age. This vibrant introduction to innovative digital research methods is essential reading for anyone conducting social research today.
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ISBN
1446203093 pbk
9781446203095 pbk
9781446203088 hbk
1446203085 hbk
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the James and Joyce Gettys Libraries Endowment in the Math Library and in the School of Information Sciences and Technology; 2015
Endowment Note
James and Joyce Gettys Libraries Endowment in the Math Library and in the School of Information Sciences and Technology
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