Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
By Allen F. Repko, Rick Szostak
This book provides instructors and students in entry-level interdisciplinary courses and thematic programs with a comprehensive introduction to interdisciplinary studies. Students learn how to think like interdisciplinarians, understand interdisciplinary processes, and assess the quality of their own work. The book has been updated in response to feedback, and includes new assignment ideas, examples, and references to the latest scholarly literature.
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Sociology of Sexualities 3/e
By Kathleen J. Fitzgerald, Kandice L. Grossman
Sociology of Sexualities is an insightful exploration of sexuality through a sociological lens, offering a comprehensive understanding of sexualities and gender identities. The Third Edition brings to light the current societal challenges faced by LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights, the influence of technology on sexuality, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual behaviors.
How to Study Social Life
By Russell Hitchings, Alan Latham
Do you want to study what people do, the things they say, or what they think? This book offers a lively and questioning account of the essential elements of social research, from defining your research purpose to producing the right output for your audience.
Fostering inquisitiveness and ingenuity and drawing on lots of examples and experiences, it will inspire you to think afresh about the various things you might do as a social researcher. It will also:
• Reveal the lived realities of research, sharing honest and illuminating stories along the way,
• Draw on plenty of past exercises with students to consider how different activities work,
• Demystify the process so you can think for yourself about how to do effective projects.
Original, engaging and candid, this book will help any undergraduate or postgraduate navigate the dynamic and challenging landscape of social research with confidence and creativity.
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Investigating the Social World 10/e
International Student Edition: The Process and Practice of Research
By Russell K. Schutt
The Tenth Edition of the bestselling Investigating the Social World provides students with the critical skills necessary to evaluate research. Each chapter integrates instruction in the various core research methods with investigation of interesting aspect s of our social world. It also includes exercises based on the 2020 General Social Survey dataset
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Sociology
A Short Introduction
An Introduction to Sociology
By Dan Woodman, Steven Threadgold
This is Sociology is an engaging, concise introduction to the key concepts used for studying social life. It covers a diverse range of theorists from the rich history of sociology and shows how thinking sociologically can help us understand our lives, the groups we are part of, and the rapid social changes and inequalities that shape contemporary societies.
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By Karim Murji, Sarah Neal
An Introduction to Sociology is your essential guide to understanding the social forces that shape our lives and the world around us. This innovative textbook introduces you to the key theories, themes, and concepts in the discipline of sociology and helps you to develop as a sociologist by providing comprehensive coverage of all the main areas of study.
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Sociological Theory 11/e
International Student Edition
By George Ritzer, Jeffrey N. Stepnisky
Sociological Theory gives readers a comprehensive overview of the major theorists and schools of sociological thought, from sociology 19th century origins through to the early 21st century. Written by an author team that includes one of the leading contemporary thinkers, the text integrates key theories with biographical sketches of theorists, placing them in historical and intellectual context.
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Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory 4/e
International Student Edition - Text and Readings
By Scott Appelrouth, Laura D. Edles
Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings provides students with the best of both worlds carefully edited excerpts from the original works of sociology’s key theorists, accompanied by an analytical framework that discusses the lives, ideas, and historical circumstances of each theorist. This unique format enables students to examine, compare, and contrast each theorist’s major themes and concepts. In the Fourth Edition of this bestseller, examples from contemporary life and a rich variety of updated pedagogical tools (tables, figures, photographs, discussion questions) illuminate complex ideas.
Contemporary Sociological Theory
By Steven Loyal, Sinisa Males evic
Introducing you to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory - from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild - this accessible textbook firmly locates key ideas in social, political and historical context. By doing so, it helps you to understand the development of central sociological concepts and how they can help us understand the contemporary world.
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Making Sense of the Social World 6/e International Student Edition: Methods of Investigation
By Daniel F. Chambliss, Russell K. Schutt
The new Sixth Edition of Making Sense of the Social World continues to be an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the variety of social research methods, guiding readers to understand research in their roles as consumers and novice producers of social science. Known for its concise, casual, and clear writing, its balanced treatment of quantitative and qualitative approaches, and its integrated approach to the fundamentals, the text covers all essential elements of social research methods including validity, causation, experimental and quasi-experimental design, and techniques of analysis. The authors use a wide variety of examples from formal studies and everyday experiences to illustrate important principles and techniques.
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The Sociology of Childhood 5/e
International Student Edition
By William A. Corsaro
William A. Corsaro’s groundbreaking work, The Sociology of Childhood, and the Fifth Edition discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective - providing in-depth coverage of social theories of childhood, the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, and children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history.
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Theoretical Sociology
A Concise Introduction to Twelve Sociological Theories
Sport Sociology 3/e
By Jonathan H. Turner
What can sociological theory tell us about the basic forces that shape our world? With clarity and authority, leading theorist Jonathan H. Turner seeks to answer this question through a brief, yet in-depth examination of twelve major sociological theories. Readers are given an opportunity to explore the foundational premise of each theory and key elements that make it distinctive.
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9781452203478
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By Peter Craig
Sport Sociology provides a comprehensive overview for any student taking a course on the subject at college or university, including both established and emergent themes, from issues around power, diversity and consumerism through to newer topics such as the digital environment and climate changeboth now covered in new individual chapters.
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9781473919488
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384 pages
AUD$: 133.00
Sociology Today Social Transformations in a Globalizing World
By Arnaud Sales
We are living in a turbulent world marked by fast, continuous social changes that affect the lives of individuals, families, communities, organizations, businesses, nation-states, and international networks. This fundamentally commits contemporary sociology to being a science of change. This collection effectively mirrors this diversity and variety of transformations underway in today's societies and transnational spaces.
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Release Date: November 2012
9781849204699
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AUD$: 145.00
Sociology Through Active Learning 2/e
Student Exercises
By Kathleen McKinney, Barbara S. Heyl
This student workbook is designed to allow you to easily integrate multiple active learning exercises into your Introduction to Sociology courses. Many teachers want to use "active learning" in their class, but don't have the materials commensurate with that pedagogy. These 51 active learning exercises have been carefully selected from a nationwide search of the best class-tested active learning material available in sociology. Affordably priced, this workbook provides the best that sociology has to offer!
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Phenomenological Sociology
Experience and Insight in Modern Society
By Harvie Ferguson
Contemporary society constitutes a different form of modernity and Ferguson's innovative and thoughtful analysis calling for a return to phenomenology demonstrates that a relatively neglected perspective within contemporary sociological thought continues to provide significant insights into modern experiences' - Barry Smart, Portsmouth University This may very well be the most thorough and authoritative analysis of phenomenological sociology ever achieved."W.P. Nye, Hollins University What is phenomenological sociology? Why is it significant? This innovative and thought-provoking book argues that phenomenology was the most significant, wide-ranging and influential philosophy to emerge in the twentieth century.
Social Theory
Central Issues in Sociology
By John Scott
"John Scott has provided us with an encyclopedic tour through the foundations and development of social theory which cautions against the contemporary fragmentation of academic work and demonstrates the continued value of sociology's heritage. The book will become a key resource for students and scholars alike." - Barry Smart, Portsmouth University This is a comprehensive, critical review of social theory that places leading contributions in their larger context. Written predominantly for students, the scope and range of the subjects and authors dealt with results in one of the most comprehensive introductions to social theory published to date. Ranging from the philosophical foundations of sociology and the discovery of 'the social' to distinctive sociological approaches, to the significance of issues pertaining to gender and patriarchy, to questions of modernity and postmodernity, the book is comprehensive in subject matter.
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9780761970880
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The Sage Handbook of Decolonial Theory
By Jairo I. Funez-Flores, Ana Carolina Diaz Beltran
This handbook prioritizes the Global South, fostering NorthSouth and South-South inter-epistemic dialogues and situating decolonial thought in sites of struggle. It builds on a foundation of Black, Indigenous, and campesino decolonial thought and praxis from regions such as Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Guatemala.
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AUD$: 366.00
Digital Culture and Society
The Rhetorical Power of Popular Culture 4/e Considering Mediated Texts
By Deanna D. Sellnow, Thomas G. Endres
Can television shows like Stranger Things, popular music by performers like Taylor Swift, advertisements for products like Samuel Adams beer, and films such as The Hunger Games help us understand rhetorical theory and criticism? H elp students apply rhetorical theory and criticism to their own lives and assigned work.
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9781071851548
By Kate Orton-Johnson
This book offers a crucial introduction to the transformative ways digital technologies have reshaped our socio-cultural landscape. It explores how these technologies have fostered new interactions, experiences, and collaborations across diverse platforms and media. Grounded in core sociological concepts like community, self, gender, consumption, power, and inequality, this analysis highlights the continuity between sociological studies of “real-world” phenomena and their digital counterparts.
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Communicating Across Cultures 2/e
By Stella Ting -Toomey, Tenzin Dorjee
This highly regarded text–now revised and expanded with 50% new material–helps students and professionals build their knowledge and competencies for effective intercultural communication in any setting. The authors’ comprehensive, updated theoretical framework (integrative identity negotiation theory) reveals how both verbal and nonverbal communication are affected by multilayered facets of identity.
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AUD$: 133.00
Cultural Studies 5/e
Theory and Practice
By Chris Barker, Emma A. Jane
Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice has been the indispensable guide to studying culture for generations of students. Here is everything students need to know, with all the key concepts, theories and thinkers in one comprehensive, authoritative yet accessible resource. Teaching students the foundations of cultural studies - from ideology, representation and discourse to audiences, subcultures and cultural policy
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The SAGE Dictionary of Cultural Studies
By Chris Barker
Containing over 200 entries on key concepts and theorists, the Dictionary provides an unparalleled guide to the terrain of cultural studies. The definitions are authoritative, stimulating and written in an accessible style. There are up-to-date entries on new concepts and innovative approaches. An ideal teaching and research resource, the Dictionary can also be used as a companion to Chris Barker's highly successful Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice (Second Edition, SAGE, 2003) and in conjunction with his Making Sense of Cultural Studies (SAGE, 2002)
Cultural Studies 2/e
The Basics
By Jeff Lewis
This fully revised edition of the bestselling introduction to cultural studies offers students an authoritative, comprehensive guide to cultural studies. Clearly written and accessibly organized, the book provides a major resource for lecturers and students. Each chapter has been extensively revised, and new material covers globalization, the post 9/11 world and the new language wars. The emphasis upon demonstrating the philosophical and sociological roots of cultural studies has been retained along with boxed entries on key concepts and issues. Particular attention is paid to demonstrating how cultural studies clarifies issues in media and communication studies, and there are chapters on the global media sphere and new media cultures. This is a tried and tested book which has been widely used wherever cultural studies are taught. It is an indispensable undergraduate text and one that will appeal to postgraduates seeking a 'refresher' which they can dip into.
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456 Pages
Rel Date: March 2008
9781412922302
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Gender in Communication 4/e
A Critical Introduction
By Catherine H. Palczewski, Danielle McGeough
Gender in Communication: A Critical Introduction embraces the full range of diverse gender identities and expressions to explore how gender influences communication, as well as how communication shapes our concepts of gender for the individual and for society at large.
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Release Date: June 2023
9781071852927
360 pages
369.00
Questioning Gender 5/e
A Sociological Exploration
Queer Forms
By Robyn R. Ryle
Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration aims to spark productive conversations and questions about gender and serve as a resource for exploring answers to many of those questions. Rather than providing definitive answers, this book aims to challenge students’ preconceptions about gender and demonstrate how gender as a system creates and reinforces inequality.
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By Ramzi Fawaz
In Queer Forms, Ramzi Fawaz explores how the central values of 1970s movements for women’s and gay liberation including consciousness-raising, separatism, and coming out of the closet were translated into a range of American popular culture forms.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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9781479820733
448 pages
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Mean Girl Feminism
How White Feminists
Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss
By Kim Hong Nguyen
Mean Girl Feminism encourages girls and women to be sassy, sarcastic, and ironic as feminist performance. Yet it coopts its effect, form, and content from racial oppression and protest while aiming meanness toward people in marginalized groups. Kim Hong Nguyen’s feminist media study examines four types of white mean girl feminism prominent in North American popular culture: the bitch, the mean girl, the power couple, and the global mother.
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Public Faces, Secret Lives
A Queer History of the Women's Suffrage Movement
By Wendy L. Rouse
In Public Faces, Secret Lives Wendy L. Rouse reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the suffrage movement included a variety of individuals who represented a range of genders and sexualities. The first work to truly recenter queer figures in the women's suffrage movement, highlighting their immense contributions as well as their numerous sacrifices.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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The Conversation on Gender Diversity
Contemporary Feminist Research from Theory to Practice
By Patricia Leavy, Anne Harris
Exploring the breadth of contemporary feminist research practices, this engaging text immerses the reader in cuttingedge theories, methods, and practical strategies. Chapters review theoretical work and describe approaches to conducting quantitative, qualitative, and community-based research with participants; doing content or media analysis; and evaluating programs or interventions.
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By Jules Gill-Peterson
In The Conversation on Gender Diversity, editor Jules GillPeterson assembles essential essays from The Conversation U.S. by experts on gender diversity. The essays guide readers through seldom-covered aspects of transgender history and present an overview of the social and political barriers that disenfranchise trans people and attempt to remove them from public life.
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Finding Out 4/e An Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
By Deborah T. Meem, Jonathan F. Alexander
Finding Out, Fourth Edition introduces readers to lesbian-gaybisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) studies. By combining accessible introductory and explanatory material with primary texts and artifacts, this text/reader explores the development and growth of LGBTQ identities and the interdisciplinary nature of sexuality studies.
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Bicycle City Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future
By Dan Piatkowski
In Bicycle City: Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future, cycling expert Daniel Piatkowski argues that the bicycle is the best tool we must improve our cities. The car-free urban future, where cities are vibrant and accessible, may be less cyclecentric than we think, but bikes are a crucial first step to getting us out of cars.
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We Live in the Water Climate, Aging, and Socioecology on Smith Island
By Jana Kopelent Rehak
This fascinating ethnographic account of Smith Island residents examines the challenges faced by an aging community that is grappling with flooding, land erosion, and population loss. By combining socioecology, life course theory, and ecophenomenology, Kopelent Rehak offers a comprehensive understanding of how people’s engagement with their everchanging environment shapes their ways of being.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Policy 12/e
New Directions for the Twenty-First Century
232 pages
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By Michael E. Kraft, Barry G. Rabe
Environmental Policy brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and help students think critically about their implications for current policy.
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9781071902103
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432 pages
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Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation
By Danielle Arigoni
This book explores integrating age-friendly resilience into community planning and disaster preparedness using new approaches like an age-friendly process and an inclusive disaster recovery framework. Case studies from New York State, Portland/Multnomah County, Oregon, and New Orleans illustrate these concepts.
ISLAND PRESS
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AUD$: 65.99
Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere 6/e
By Phaedra C. Pezzullo, Robert Cox
The best-selling Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere provides a comprehensive introduction to the growing field of environmental communication. This groundbreaking book focuses on the role that human communication plays in influencing the ways we perceive the environment.
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392 pages
9781544387031 AUD$: 316.00
Creative Methods for Human Geographers
Spatial Statistical Methods for Geography
By Nadia von Benzon, Mark Holton
Introducing a broad range of innovative and creative qualitative methods, this accessible book shows you how to use them in research projects while providing straightforward advice on how to approach every step of the process, from planning and organization to writing up and disseminating research.
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9781526496973
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432 pages
AUD$: 117.00
By Peter A. Rogerson
This accessible new textbook offers a straightforward introduction to doing spatial statistics. Grounded in real-world examples, it shows you how to extend traditional statistical methods for use with spatial data. The book assumes basic mathematical and statistics knowledge but also provides a handy refresher guide, so that you can develop your understanding and progress confidently.
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Release Date: March 2021
9781529707441
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256 pages
AUD$: 133.00
Geography 5/e
History and Concepts
By Arild Holt-Jensen
An accessible, definitive student introduction to geographical thought, this book takes a unique approach that encompasses environmental, historical and social perspectives. Now in its fifth edition, it includes new case studies, and revisions and updates throughout, with additional chapters expanding coverage of global subjects, poststructuralism, and the future of geography.
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Release Date: April 2018
9781526440143
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304 pages
AUD$: 358.00
The Geography of Urban Transportation 4/e
By Genevieve Giuliano, Susan Hanson
A thoroughly updated fourth edition of this leading text, featuring contributions from new authors, addresses the latest trends and critical topics in urban transportation. This book delivers foundational concepts and methodological tools necessary to tackle today’s pressing urban transportation policy issues.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
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Release Date: May 2017
9781462529650
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400 pages
AUD$: 161.00
Approaches to Human Geography 2/e Philosophies, Theories, People
and Practices
Quantitative Geography
The Basics
By Stuart C Aitken, Gill Valentine
A new edition of the classic Approaches text for students, organized in three sections, which overviews and explains the history and philosophy of Human Geographies in all its applications by those who practice it. Section One –Philosophies. Section Two – People. Section Three – Practices. Fully updated throughout and with eight brand new chapters.
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Release Date: December 2014
9781446276013
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456 pages
AUD$: 419.00
By Richard Harris
Quantitative Geography: The Basics is the perfect introduction for undergraduates beginning any quantitative methods course. Written in short, user-friendly chapters with full-color diagrams, the book guides the reader through a wide range of topics from the basic to the more advanced.
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Release Date: September 2016
9781446296547
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328 pages
AUD$: 103.00
An Introduction to Scientific Research Methods in Geography and Environmental Studies 2/e
By Daniel R. Montello, Paul Sutton
It covers a broad range of subjects that undergraduates in the discipline should be familiar with and comfortable with upon graduation. From chapters on the scientific method and fundamental research concepts, to experimental design, sampling and statistical analysis, the text offers an excellent introduction to the key concepts of geographical research.
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Release Date: December 2012
9781446200759
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AUD$: 133.00
Research for Designers
A Guide to Methods and Practice
By Gjoko Muratovski
Design permeates every facet of modern life, shaping our experiences, influencing our choices, and dictating our interactions. To create impactful designs that resonate with the real world and to develop effective strategies, designers must master the art of understanding and resolving complex challenges. Research for Designers provides a comprehensive roadmap to this new, evidence-based creative process.
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Release Date: December 2024
9781529669992
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394 pages
AUD$: 109.00
Doing Qualitative Research 6/e
Qualitative Data 7/e
By David Silverman
Need practical advice on how to do your first qualitative research project? This book will guide you through each step of the research process: from brainstorming ideas and working with your supervisor to navigating the field to writing up your results.
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Release Date: November 2021
9781529769005
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656 pages
AUD$: 122.00
By David Silverman
In his signature pragmatic and friendly style, David Silverman acts as your stand-in supervisor in the seventh edition of this book, taking you step-by-step through different methods for making sense of qualitative data. Whether you are interested in analyzing visual images, interviews, focus groups or online data, this book provides a clear framework for using qualitative data to answer your research questions.
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Release Date: January 2024
9781529622546
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496 pages
AUD$: 109.00
Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research 2/e
By David Silverman
In this fabulous little book, David Silverman lays bare what he considers to be good and bad qualitative research and gets readers thinking about how they can come to understand the world and each other better through qualitative methods.
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Release Date: January 2013
9781446252185
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200 pages
AUD$: 49.99
Handbook of ArtsBased Research 2/e
By Patricia Leavy
The first methods handbook devoted solely to arts-based research (ABR) is now in a thoroughly updated second edition, featuring a new section on global perspectives plus new chapters on critical approaches and documentary film. The volume explores the synergies between contemporary artistic and research practices and addresses issues in designing, implementing, evaluating, and publishing ABR studies.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Australian Contributor
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Release Date: April 2025 788 pages
9781462551187
AUD$: 235.00
Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics 6/e
Analyzing Text and Discourse 2/e
Nine Approaches for the Social Sciences
By Andy Field
With its unique combination of humor and step-by-step instruction, this award-winning book is the statistical lifesaver for everyone. From initial theory through to regression, factor analysis and multilevel modelling, Andy Field animates statistics and SPSS software with his famously bizarre examples and activities.
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Release Date: February 2024 1144 pages 9781529630008
164.00
By Anders Bjorkvall, Kristina Boreus
Choose the right methodological tools to answer your research question and know how to use them with this anthology of textual analysis approaches. Each chapter provides not only relevant theoretical background behind each methodology, but also its advantages and challenges, its potential applications, and its relationship to studying social phenomenon.
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Release Date: April 2024 288 pages
9781529601954
94.99
Analyzing Social Networks 3/e
By Stephen P Borgatti, Martin G. Everett
Kickstart your research with this practical bestselling guide to doing social network analysis. Get to grips with the mathematical foundations and learn how to use software tools such as NeTDraw and UNICET to reach your research goals.
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Release Date: February 2024
9781529609158
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360 pages
120.00
Researching Digital Media and Society
By Simon Lindgren, Moa Eriksson Krutrak
This book shows you how research methods can help us to make sense of the myriads of information we encounter online every day, from Tiktok influencers to viral Twitter posts. Complete with case studies in each chapter, the book covers both well-established methods, such as network analysis, and cutting-edge ones, such as interface analysis.
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Release Date: January 2024
9781529605167
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264 pages
AUD$: 97.99
Collaborative Qualitative Research
How to Do Critical Discourse Analysis A Multimodal Introduction
By Thalia M. Mulvihill, Raji Swaminathan
Meeting a key need for qualitative researchers, this practical book presents tools for creating productive partnerships and managing each phase of a collaborative project. The authors provide guidelines for working across disciplines, status differentials (such as professor and student), and geographical locations.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
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Release Date: November 2022
9781462550265
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278 pages
AUD$: 86.99
By David Machin, Andrea Mayr
The previous edition has a strong track record in the market, with significant global sales. Its interdisciplinary appeal and accessible style have contributed to its lasting relevance. While the core structure remains effective, this edition has been refreshed to meet the evolving landscape of critical discourse analysis.
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242 X 170 mm
Release Date: February 2023
9781529772982
Paperback
360 pages
AUD$: 109.00
Social Research Methods
Sociology in Action
By Kristin M. Kenneavy, Catherine E. Harnois
Featuring a unique pedagogical framework, Social Research Methods: Sociology in Action provides all the elements required to create an active learning experience for this course. Students learn about quantitative and qualitative methods through a series of thoughtful learning exercises, discussion questions, and real-world examples of social researchers in action.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
276 X 212 mm
Release Date: October 2022
9781544373935
Paperback
368 pages
AUD$: 369.00
Cognitive Science 4/e
International Student Edition - An Introduction to the
Study of Mind
By Jay D. Friedenberg, Gordon W. Silverman
Cognitive Science provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the study of the mind. The authors examine the mind from the perspective of different fields, including philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, networks, evolution, emotional and social cognition, linguistics, artificial intelligence, robotics, and the new framework of embodied cognition.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
231 X 187 mm
Release Date: March 2022
9781071853917
Paperback
568 pages
AUD$: 438.00
Conducting Personal Network Research
A Practical Guide
Dyadic Data Analysis
By Christopher McCarty, Miranda Jessica Lubbers
Written for newcomers, this book explores the fascinating world of personal and egocentric network research. Discover how analyzing individual relationships can reveal powerful insights into attitudes and behaviors. Benefit from engaging case examples, boxes highlighting key studies, further reading suggestions, and a software appendix.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
254 X 178 mm
Release Date: June 2019
9781462538386
Paperback
270 pages
AUD$: 97.99
By David A. Kenny, Deborah A. Kashy
Interpersonal phenomena, from attachment to conflict, have long been studied by examining individuals in isolation, missing the essence of their interconnected nature. This book provides cutting-edge solutions to this challenge by presenting methodological and data-analytic approaches for investigating dyadic processes.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
229 X 152 mm
Release Date: March 2021
9781462546138
Paperback
458 pages
AUD$: 120.00
Real Research 2/e Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use
By Liahna E. Gordon
Real Research: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use is an innovative text that takes a holistic approach to the subject by discussing each step in the research process within the context of a particular method. The updated Second Edition includes a new chapter on focus groups, new “Real Research” profiles of individuals using research methods in a wide range of careers, and examples of common student errors to streamline learning.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
231 X 187 mm
Release Date: March 2019
9781544339689
Paperback
344 pages
AUD$: 316.00
Teaching Qualitative Research
Strategies for Engaging Emerging Scholars
By Raji Swaminathan, Thalia Mulvihill
This timely resource provides a framework for teaching students how to think qualitatively and become more critical and reflexive researchers. Presented are a wealth of pedagogical tools that instructors across the disciplines can tailor to their own needs, including thought-provoking discussion questions, group work exercises, and field activities.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
229 X 152 mm
Release Date: December 2018
9781462536702
Paperback
216 pages
AUD$: 77.99
Discourse Studies A Multidisciplinary Introduction
Understanding Case Study Research
Small-scale Research with Meaning
By Teun A. van Dijk
Discourse Studies is the largest, most complete, most diverse and only multidisciplinary introduction to the field.
Written and edited by world-class scholars in their fields, it is the essential, one-stop companion for any student of discourse analysis and discourse studies.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
232 X 186 mm
Release Date: March 2011
9781848606494
Paperback
432 pages
AUD$: 164.00
By Malcolm Tight
Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, this book provides a comprehensive, student-friendly guide to nature and use of case study research. Whether as part of a more substantial study or as the foundation for a self-contained smaller project, case studies provide viable and valuable alternatives to conducting large-scale research.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
242 X 170 mm
Release Date: January 2017
9781446273920
Paperback
224 pages
AUD$: 120.00
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research in Organizational Communication
By Boris H. J. M. Brummans, Bryan C. Taylor
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Organizational Communication is a state-of-the-art resource for scholars, students, and practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding and expertise in this dynamic field.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
246 X 184 mm
Release Date: January 2024
9781529794632
Hardback
744 pages
AUD$: 351.00
Media, Culture and Society 3/e
An
Introduction
By Paul Hodkinson
In this fully updated edition of his bestselling textbook, Paul Hodkinson shows us how the media industries shape every aspect of our lives in society. Turning to media for entertainment, communication, information and opportunities to forge identities for ourselves, we live in what he calls a 'media society'. But how might we understand the content consumption which is so ingrained within our lives? This book, complete with current and compelling case studies throughout, will equip you to navigate the fast-moving field of media and communication studies.
Representation 3/e
Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices
By Stuart Hall, Sean Nixon
Since 1997, Representation has been the essential textbook for students seeking to critically analyze institutional and media texts and images. This long-awaited third edition is updated to address the impact of digital technology and culture, as well as shifts in political culture, social movements, and the cultural industries. This new edition includes:
• A new introduction by Jessica Evans and Sean Nixon, focusing on digital media, politics, race, and gender,
• Revised chapters with additional content on digital media, dewesternizing culture, imperialism and BLM, and new readings tying contemporary issues of race, gender, and power,
• Two new chapters exploring digital forms of self-representation and representation in/of Politics, looking at media spectacle, political imagery, Brexit, Trump, and climate activism.
Understanding Social Theory 2/e
By Derek Layder
This is a revised, updated and enlarged version of the accessible, authoritative first edition - a jargon-free textbook that introduces the core issues in social theory. It includes Chapter previews, summaries and a glossary of key terms. A 'problem focus' that encourages students to acquire skills of argument and discussion. A concluding chapter relating theory to social domains. Relevant examples from everyday life to illustrate key theoretical issues. It is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of social and sociological theory.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT
Paperback
232 X 186 mm
376 Pages
Rel Date: April 2024
9781529796537
AUD$: 111.00
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT Paperback
242 X 170 mm
384 Pages
Rel Date: December 2024
9781529770384
AUD$: 122.00
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Disc: TEXT Paperback
232 X 186 mm
336 Pages
Rel Date: November 2005
9780761944508
AUD$: 153.00
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