Pioneering Social Research

Life Stories of a Generation
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4473-3352-4
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 549 g

Presenting the landmark Pioneers life stories project, this one-of-a-kind book documents how modern social research in the UK was shaped.

It sheds new light on the lives, methods and motivations of men and women who helped develop a new world of research methodology, pioneered feminist research, and first confronted the issues of race and ethnicity.

It combines a fascinating history of the generations who built outstanding and influential social research with a valuable resource for future research and teaching on methods.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, Paul

Plummer, Ken

Demireva, Neli

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 ~ Introduction: the pioneers of social research study

Voices 1 ~ Moments of discovery

Chapter 2 ~ Life stories: biography and creativity

Voices 2 ~ Beginnings

Chapter 3 ~ Contexts: Empire, politics and culture

Voices 3 ~ Old boundaries, new thoughts

Chapter 4 ~ Organising: creating research worlds

Voices 4 ~ Old and new trends

Chapter 5 ~ Fighting or mixing: quantitative and qualitative research

Voices 5 ~ Into the field

Chapter 6 ~ Fieldwork: making methods

Voices 6 ~ On the margins

Chapter 7 ~ Social divisions: class, gender, ethnicity – and more

Voices 7 ~ Reflections for the future

Chapter 8 ~ Conclusion: what can we learn?

Chapter 9 ~ Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Thompson, Paul
Paul Thompson is Emeritus Professor in Sociology at the University of Essex. He is Founder-Editor of Oral History and Founder of National Life Stories at the British Library. He is a pioneer of oral history in Europe and author of the international classic The Voice of the Past (4th edition 2017). His other books include The Edwardians and Living the Fishing. He is co-author of Growing Up in Stepfamilies, of The Myths We Live By (with Raphael Samuel), and (with Daniel Bertaux) Pathways to Social Class.

Demireva, Neli
Neli Demireva is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University of Essex. Her research interests include migration, inter-ethnic ties, social cohesion, ethnic penalties and multiculturalism. She uses a variety of methods in her research, both quantitative and qualitative, and believes strongly in mixing methods to uncover the ‘deep stories’ of sociology.

Plummer, Ken
Ken Plummer (1946-2022) was Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. He researched and wrote widely on sexuality, especially lesbian, gay and queer studies. His methodological concerns were with the development of narrative, life story, symbolic interactionism and the post-modern turn.

Paul Thompson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. He is Founder-Editor of Oral History and Founder of National Life Stories at the British Library. He is a pioneer of oral history in Europe and author of the international classic The Voice of the Past (4th edition 2017). His other books include The Edwardians and Living the Fishing. He is co-author of Growing Up in Stepfamilies, of The Myths We Live By (with Raphael Samuel), and (with Daniel Bertaux) Pathways to Social Class.

Ken Plummer (1946-2022) was Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. He researched and wrote widely on sexuality, especially lesbian, gay and queer studies. His methodological concerns were with the development of narrative, life story, symbolic interactionism and the post-modern turn.

Neli Demireva is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Essex. Her research interests include migration, inter-ethnic ties, social cohesion, ethnic penalties and multiculturalism. She uses a variety of methods in her research, both quantitative and qualitative, and believes strongly in mixing methods to uncover the ‘deep stories’ of sociology.