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Analyzing Text and Discourse: Eight Approaches for the Social Sciences
Kristina Boreus
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Description for Analyzing Text and Discourse: Eight Approaches for the Social Sciences
Hardback. Clearly setting out the advantages and disadvantages of each methodology, and providing real-world examples of when the methodology has been used successfully, this new introduction makes it easy for students to assess which approach would be best for their research and to implement it successfully Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CFGR; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 250 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
A unique anthology of textual analysis methodologies, this book offers a thorough introduction to the key approaches and the tools students need to implement them. Every chapter contains not just the theory behind each methodology, but also its advantages and disadvantages, its problems with ontology and language, and its relationship to studying social phenomenon. Through contemporary and relatable real-world worked examples, the book illustrates different contexts in which a methodology has been successfully used and allows students to see the methods in action and extrapolate the techniques into their own research. ... Read more
A unique anthology of textual analysis methodologies, this book offers a thorough introduction to the key approaches and the tools students need to implement them. Every chapter contains not just the theory behind each methodology, but also its advantages and disadvantages, its problems with ontology and language, and its relationship to studying social phenomenon. Through contemporary and relatable real-world worked examples, the book illustrates different contexts in which a methodology has been successfully used and allows students to see the methods in action and extrapolate the techniques into their own research. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
669g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473913745
SKU
V9781473913745
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Ref
99-1
About Kristina Boreus
Kristina Boreus is Professor of Political Science at Uppsala University, Sweden. She has studied ideology and ideological change, discrimination against migrants and racialized employees at Swedish workplaces, and right-wing populism in Austria, Denmark, and Sweden. Her publications in English include `Patterned Inequalities and the Inequality Regime of a Swedish Housing Company' (with Ulf Moerkenstam, 2015, in Nordic Journal of Working ... Read more
Reviews for Analyzing Text and Discourse: Eight Approaches for the Social Sciences
This is a book for people who want to think seriously about text analysis before they start doing it. With a broad focus spanning all aspects of this important topic, it shows you what to do and what not to do-and why.
Michael Laver This book is an essential resource for students and researchers who need to work with ... Read more
Michael Laver This book is an essential resource for students and researchers who need to work with ... Read more