Sociologists backstage
Subtitle: answers to ten key questions about what they do
By: Sarah Fenstermaker and Nikki Jones
Contributors: Jones, Nikki, 1975-
Series: Contemporary sociological perspectives
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780415806589; 9780415870931; 9780203840368
Description: "Published social science rarely gives real attention to the actual doing of research, making the process appear magical, or at least self-evident and simple. This book is intended to right the balance by illuminating the craft and the choices made as the research process unfolds for the sociologist. The metaphorical image of going 'backstage' speaks to the reader{u2019}s experience with each of the 17 interviews, which illuminate the choices and constraints of researchers as well as unanticipated developments, good and bad. The volume represents a range of interests, themes, research philosophies and approaches from a diverse group of contributors. Particularly suited for advanced undergraduate and graduate research methods students, the volume addresses virtually all of the most vexing methods questions through accessible and compelling first-hand descriptions of sociological research. The volume is an invaluable addition to the library of all social science researchers."--Publisher's description.