Studying cities and city life : an introduction to methods of research
Material type: TextPublication details: London Routledge 2017Description: 244pISBN: 9780415738002 (hardback); 9780415738019 (pbk.)Subject(s): Sociology, Urban | City and town lifeDDC classification: 307.7601 Summary: Studying Cities and City Life is a textbook designed to provide an introduction to the major methods of obtaining data for use when analysing cities and social life in cities. Major chapters focus upon best practices in: field studies (participant observation) natural experiments and quasi-experiments surveys employing probability and non-probability samples secondary analyses of previously published documents. A separate chapter examines a full range of questionnaires and interviews. Each chapter includes discussion of several case studies, and recently published research employing the method being discussed. This discussion highlights the issues and choices made by investigators in actual studies conducted in cities throughout the world. This unique book is designed for use in research methods courses that primarily enroll students majoring in Urban Sociology, Urban Studies, Urban Geography, Urban Planning, and related areas.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Stack | 307.7601 ABR/S (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 51245 |
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307.76 SUB/F Fundamentals of urban geography | 307.76 SUS Sustainable cities :Diversity,economic growth and social cohesion | 307.76 VAN Vanguards of globalization :port-cities from the classical to the modern | 307.7601 ABR/S Studying cities and city life : an introduction to methods of research | 307.7607 DOI Doing global urban research | 307.76072 URB Urban studies inside-out ;theory, method, practice | 307.760934 SHA/U Urban decay in India: c.300 - c.1000 |
Studying Cities and City Life is a textbook designed to provide an introduction to the major methods of obtaining data for use when analysing cities and social life in cities. Major chapters focus upon best practices in:
field studies (participant observation)
natural experiments and quasi-experiments
surveys employing probability and non-probability samples
secondary analyses of previously published documents.
A separate chapter examines a full range of questionnaires and interviews. Each chapter includes discussion of several case studies, and recently published research employing the method being discussed. This discussion highlights the issues and choices made by investigators in actual studies conducted in cities throughout the world.
This unique book is designed for use in research methods courses that primarily enroll students majoring in Urban Sociology, Urban Studies, Urban Geography, Urban Planning, and related areas.
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