1st Edition

Studying Society The Essentials

By Karen Evans, Dave King Copyright 2006
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

This introductory text combines study skills and research methods to provide students with an invaluable guide to the techniques, practical skills and methods of study that will enable them to achieve success in their academic courses and become effective 'students of society'. It covers key topics such as: asking questions – how to formulate questions and think about essay and exam... Read more

Part 1: Studying Society  Part 2: Finding Out About Society  Part 3: Using Your Sources  Part 4: Researching Society  Part 5: Communicating Your Ideas.  Afterthoughts

Biography

Karen Evans is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool. She has taught research methods to undergraduate and postgraduate students for the past ten years and was previously a researcher in local government and academia.

Dave King is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool. He teaches in the areas of qualitative research methods, the sociology of deviance and gender and sexuality.