Innovations in digital research methods / Peter Halfpenny, Rob Procter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halfpenny, Peter J., author.

Procter, Rob, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology--Computer simulation.

Research.

Research--Methodology--Data processing.

Internet research.

Social media--Research.

Social media.

Research--Computer network resources.

Research--Methodology.

Computer simulation.

Physical Description:

xvi, 318 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, California : Sage, [2015]

Summary:

Vast amounts of digital data are now generated daily by people as they go about their lives, yet social researchers are struggling to exploit it. At the same time, the challenges faced by society in the twenty-first century are growing ever more complex, and demand research that is bigger in scale, and more collaborative and multi-disciplinary than ever before. This cutting-edge volume provides an accessible introduction to innovative digital social research tools and methods that harness this 'data deluge' and successfully tackle key research challenges. Contributions from leading international researchers cover topics such as: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, Data management, Social media and social network analysis, Modeling and simulation, Survey methods, Visualizing social data, Ethics and e-research, The future of social research in the digital age. This vibrant introduction to innovative digital research methods is essential reading for anyone conducting social research today. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction and Overview / Peter Halfpenny Halfpenny, Peter, Rob Proctor Proctor, Rob 1

2 The Changing Social Science Data Landscape / Kingsley Purdam Purdam, Kingsley, Mark Elliot Elliot, Mark 25

3 Exploiting New Sources of Data / Mark Elliot Elliot, Mark, Kingsley Purdam Purdam, Kingsley 59

4 Survey Methods: Challenges and Opportunities / Joe Murphy Murphy, Joe 85

5 Advances in Data Management for Social Survey Research / Paul S. Lambert Lambert, Paul S. 105

6 Modelling and Simulation / Mark Birkin Birkin, Mark, Nick Malleson Malleson, Nick 123

7 Contemporary developments in statistical software for social scientists / Paul S. Lambert Lambert, Paul S., William J. Browne Browne, William J., Danius T. Michaelides Michaelides, Danius T. 143

8 Text Mining and Social Media: When Quantitative Meets Qualitative and Software Meets People / Lawrence Ampofo Ampofo, Lawrence, Simon Collister Collister, Simon, Ben O'Loughlin O'Loughlin, Ben, Andrew Chadwick Chadwick, Andrew 161

9 Digital Records and the Digital Replay System / Andy Crabtree Crabtree, Andy, Paul Tennent Tennent, Paul, Pat Brundell Brundell, Pat, Dawn Knight Knight, Dawn 193

10 Social Network Analysis / Robert Ackland Ackland, Robert, Jonathan J.H. Zhu Zhu, Jonathan J.H. 221

11 Visualizing Spatial and Social Media / Michael Batty Batty, Michael, Steven Gray Gray, Steven, Andrew Hudson-Smith Hudson-Smith, Andrew, Richard Milton Milton, Richard, Oliver O'Brien O'Brien, Oliver, Flora Koumpani Koumpani, Flora 245

12 Ethical Praxis in Digital Social Research / R.J. Anderson Anderson, R.J., Marina Jirotka Jirotka, Marina 271

13 Sociology and the Digital Challenge / Mike Savage Savage, Mike 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9781446203095

1446203093

9781446203088

1446203085

OCLC:

909968091

Publisher Number:

99967504075