Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Subtitle: Case Studies from South Africa
Contributors: fynn; Kramer , Sherianne; Laher, Sumaya; fynn; Kramer , Sherianne
Publisher: Wits University Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Johannesburg
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Society & social sciences; Interdisciplinary studies
Description: Social science researchers in the global South, and in South Africa particularly, utilise research methods in innovative ways in order to respond to contexts characterised by diversity, racial and political tensions, socioeconomic disparities and gender inequalities. These methods often remain undocumented – a gap that this book starts to address. Written by experts from various methodological fields, Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences is a comprehensive collation of original essays and cutting-edge research that demonstrates the variety of novel techniques and research methods available to researchers responding to these context-bound issues. It is particularly relevant for study and research in the fields of applied psychology, sociology, ethnography, biography and anthropology. In addition to their unique combination of conceptual and application issues, the chapters also include discussions on ethical considerations relevant to the method in similar global South contexts. Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences has much to offer to researchers, professionals and others involved in social science research both locally and internationally.
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