Community studies: research methods
Crow, Graham
Community studies: research methods - London Bloomsbury Academic 2021 - x, 107 p. Includes bibliographical references and index - Bloomsbury research methods .
Table of content
1. Defining Key Terms
2. A History
2.1 Starting points and forerunners
2.2 The rise and fall of classic community studies
2.3 Reconsideration and renewal
3. Three Exemplars
3.1 Divisions of labour
3.2 The British on the Costa del Sol
3.3 The Other side of the Middletown
4. Usefulness
4.1 Useful and interesting research
4.2 Interesting and useful research
4.3 The capacity to surprise
5. Challenges
5.1 Are community studie too parochial?
5.2 Are community studie too static?
5.3 Are community studie too positive?
6. Criticisms and Defences
6.1 Are community studie too descriptive?
6.2 Are community studie too prosaic?
7. Summary and Where Next?
Annotated Bibliography
First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What are Community Studies?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series.
In the age of globalization and the changing welfare state, community relations are now more important than ever. This book gives an overview of the community studies field, with particular focus on the research methods used, and how they have evolved in recent years. Defining the key terms in the field, it outlines the history of the methods used in community studies and uses examples and case studies to illuminate the theory.
This book captures the organization of modern community life and shows how current researchers are working with broader and more imaginative definitions of community. Responding to criticisms of the field, Graham Crow challenges our traditional notions of communities and how they are analysed. Graham Crow's text will be a vital resource to researchers in the field.
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/community-studies-9781350188594/
9781350188594
Communities - Study and teaching
Communities - Research
Community life - Research
Research methods
307.0721 / C7C6
Community studies: research methods - London Bloomsbury Academic 2021 - x, 107 p. Includes bibliographical references and index - Bloomsbury research methods .
Table of content
1. Defining Key Terms
2. A History
2.1 Starting points and forerunners
2.2 The rise and fall of classic community studies
2.3 Reconsideration and renewal
3. Three Exemplars
3.1 Divisions of labour
3.2 The British on the Costa del Sol
3.3 The Other side of the Middletown
4. Usefulness
4.1 Useful and interesting research
4.2 Interesting and useful research
4.3 The capacity to surprise
5. Challenges
5.1 Are community studie too parochial?
5.2 Are community studie too static?
5.3 Are community studie too positive?
6. Criticisms and Defences
6.1 Are community studie too descriptive?
6.2 Are community studie too prosaic?
7. Summary and Where Next?
Annotated Bibliography
First published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What are Community Studies?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series.
In the age of globalization and the changing welfare state, community relations are now more important than ever. This book gives an overview of the community studies field, with particular focus on the research methods used, and how they have evolved in recent years. Defining the key terms in the field, it outlines the history of the methods used in community studies and uses examples and case studies to illuminate the theory.
This book captures the organization of modern community life and shows how current researchers are working with broader and more imaginative definitions of community. Responding to criticisms of the field, Graham Crow challenges our traditional notions of communities and how they are analysed. Graham Crow's text will be a vital resource to researchers in the field.
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/community-studies-9781350188594/
9781350188594
Communities - Study and teaching
Communities - Research
Community life - Research
Research methods
307.0721 / C7C6