1st Edition
The Survey Method The Contribution of Surveys to Sociological Explanation
By Catherine Marsh
Copyright 1982
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the early 1980s, the survey was the most widely used method of social research, but it had been the object of much damaging criticism. Critics maintained that there were philosophical flaws inherent in survey practice which made it unacceptable as valid method; sociology students were taught that surveys are ‘positivist’ and that alternatives should be sought wherever possible. In The Survey... Read more
Editor’s Preface. Author’s Preface. 1. Introduction 2. History of the Use of Surveys in Sociological Research 3. The Critics of Surveys 4. Adequacy at the Level of Cause 5. Adequacy at the Level of Meaning 6. Political Applications of Survey Research 7. Conclusions. Bibliography and Author Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Catherine Marsh
