A Matter of Record Paperback - 1991
by John Scott
This book begins with an overview of the nature of social research and the variety of methods which can be used. Scott identifies the various types of evidence useful in such research and argues that a similar logic is found in each.
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This important and original new textbook gives an introduction to the use of documentary sources in social research. It will be an excellent companion to courses in research methods in the social sciences and history and a reference text for those beginning research on documentary sources. The book begins with an overview of the nature of social research and the variety of methods which can be used. Scott identifies three types of evidence useful in such research - physical evidence, personal evidence and documentary evidence. He argues that the logic of research is common to each type of evidence, but that each involves specific methodological issues. An appraisal grid for the analysis of documents is presented, showing the criteria which must be used in evaluating documentary sources. In the following chapters these criteria are applied to the variety of documentary sources available to the social researcher: census data and official statistics; government publications; directories and yearbooks; personal diaries; letters, etc. Examples from actual research are given throughout. `A Matter of Record' is a comprehensive and practical guide to methods in social research. Its publication will be welcomed by teachers and students in a wide range of subjects.
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- Title A Matter of Record
- Author John Scott
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 200
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Polity Press
- Date 1991-01-08
- ISBN 9780745600703 / 0745600700
- Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 9.03 x 5.91 x 0.54 in (22.94 x 15.01 x 1.37 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Social sciences - Research - Methodology, Archival resources
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89018555
- Dewey Decimal Code 300.72
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