Research exposed : how empirical social science gets done in the digital age / edited by Eszter Hargittai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hargittai, Eszter, Author.

Contributor:

Hargittai, Eszter, 1973- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Internet research.

Social media--Research.

Social media.

Digital media--Research.

Digital media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Our present era of digital communication presents endless opportunities for the collection and analysis of social data in new and novel ways. It also presents new and unanticipated ways to fail, as researchers are often inventing elements of their methodologies on the fly or studying a phenomena or media platform for the first time. In Research Exposed, Eszter Hargittai and her team of experienced researchers offer detailed behind-the-scenes accounts of conducting empirical social science research in the digital age. It brings vivid first-hand accounts of innovative research projects and introduces readers to a wide range of digital age methods, including data scraping, surveys, in-person observations, and on-line content analysis. The chapters draw on lessons learned from over a dozen scholars by addressing the methodological challenges that researchers faced when gathering and analyzing data. Some of the essays focus on the behind-the-scenes challenges when applying familiar research methods like interviewing, ethnographic work, and secondary data analysis to digital media, while others examine the challenges associated with pioneering genres of research associated with new media such as data scraping. The goal of the book is provide insight for those who want to do their own digital research about how mistakes can be made and avoided"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter One When Social Media Data Disappear

Chapter Two The Needle in the Haystack: Finding Social Bots on Twitter

Chapter Three Meeting Youth Where They Are: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Social Media Recruitment for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Chapter Four Qualitative Sampling and Internet Research

Chapter Five Behind the Red Lights: Methods for Investigating the Digital Security and Privacy Experiences of Sex Workers

Chapter Six Using Unexpected Data to Study Up: Washington Political Journalism (and the Case of the Missing Press Pass)

Chapter Seven Social Media and Ethnographic Relationships

Chapter Eight Ethnographic Research with People Experiencing Homelessness in the Digital Age

Chapter Nine Going Rural: Personal Notes from a Mixed-Methods Project on Digital Media in Remote Communities

Chapter Ten Stitching Data: A Multimodal Approach to Learning About Independent Artists’ Social Media Use

Chapter Eleven A Measurement Burst Study of Media Use and Well-Being Among Older Adults: Logistically Challenging at Best

Chapter Twelve Community-Based Intervention Research Strategies: Digital Inclusion for Marginalized Populations.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 3, 2021)

Other Format:

Print version: Research exposed

ISBN:

0231548001

9780231548007

OCLC:

1225551612