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Behind the Scenes in Social Research: How Practical and Personal Matters Affect a Project

Behind the Scenes in Social Research: How Practical and Personal Matters Affect a Project

Rubin, Herbert J.

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Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods

General Sociology

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ISBN10: 1032386207
ISBN13: 9781032386201
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 30 2022
Pages: 130
Language: English

Behind the Scenes in Social Research discusses the informal, adaptive, and real-life process of doing social science research. It complements the material in standard methods texts that describe the basics--how to choose topics and ways of obtaining and analyzing data--but in doing so miss out on many of the obstacles and practicalities of doing research. Researchers may find themselves adrift when they start their research and discover that what confronts them doesn't precisely match exactly what is described in the basic textbooks, such as the obstacles that frequently occur, the logistical matters that must be handled, and the improvisations in research design and data gathering techniques that successful projects require. This book covers this material, while also paying attention to the ways in which the personal characteristics of those doing the research affect how projects are designed and data gathered. In addition, it explores the manner in which doing research affects the researchers themselves, affecting self-images, altering political or social views, or providing skills that extend beyond the research enterprise. Based on the author's own experiences and interviews with senior researchers in a variety of social science fields, Behind the Scenes in Social Research explores the practical problems that arise in undertaking a research project while showing how these problems can be overcome through perseverance and improvisation. It will therefore appeal to scholars and students across the social science with interests in research methods and the practical issues that arise during any research project.

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