Researching Society and Culture

Introduction - Clive Seale PART ONE: RESEARCH CONTEXTS Selected Issues in the Philosophy of Social Science - David Lazar Politics, Identities and Research - Suki Ali et al Developments in Social Theory - Paul Filmer et al Research and Social Theory - David Silverman Research and Social Policy - David Silverman Validity, Reliability and the Quality of Research - Clive Seale History of Social Statistics and the Social Survey - Fran Tonkiss History of Qualitative Methods - Clive Seale Ethics and Social Research - Moira Kelly and Suki Ali Research Design and Proposals - Moira Kelly PART TWO: DOING RESEARCH Doing a Literature Review - Duncan Branley Doing Social Surveys - Alice Bloch Qualitative Interviewing -…