Full Description
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.
Contents
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
