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"Principles and Concepts of Social Research is a text covering the foundations of social science research, outlining the history and core elements of Western social research. The text covers a variety of topics, ranging from the history of scientific beliefs from Ancient Greece to the contemporary world. It outlines the basics of the development of knowledge systems and logic, the definition of science and its processes, the progression of classifying humans, and research ethics, amongst other underlying elements of research"--

Includes bibliographical references and index. ; pt. 1. Wage standards: The minimum wage as part of a program for social reform by H.R. Seager. Massachusetts and the minimum wage by H.L. Brown. The minimum wage in Great Britain and Australia by M.B. Hammond. The proposed Pennsylvania minimum wage act by W.D. Lewis. Wages in the United States by S. Nearing. The minimum wage as a legislative proposal in the United States by S. McC. Lindsay. Social investigation and social legislation by A.L. Elkus. Immigraion and the minimum wage by P.U. Kellogg. -- pt. 2. Family standards: The standardization of family life by S.N. Patten. The waste of private housekeeping by Mrs. Charlotte P. Gilman. Scientific management in home-making by Mrs. F.A. Pattison. The cost of living for a wage-earner's family in New York city by Mrs. Louise B. More. Some unconsidered elements in household expenditure by Margaret F. Byington. Utilization of the family income by Martha B. Bruere. Work of the Housewives league by Mrs. J. Heath. The cost of living and household management by Ida M. Tarbell. -- pt. 3. Public service and control: The monetary side of the cost of living problem by I. Fisher. Municipal markets in their relation to the cost of living by C.C. Miller. Communal benefits from the public control of terminal markets by Mrs. E. Black. Relation of cold storage to the food supply and the consumers by M.E. Pennington. The cost of private monopoly to public and wage-earner by A.R.E. Pinchot. Burdens of false capitalization by S.H. Barker. -- pt. 4. Concrete measures for reducing cost of living: Can the cost of distributing food products be reduced? by C, L. King. Cooperation as a means of reducing the cost of living by A. Shaw. Advertising and the high cost of living by H.W. Hess. The increased cost of production by E.P. Wheeler. The farmer's share in the high cost of living by Mrs. Edith E. Smith. The housekeeper and the cost of living by Martha Van Renssellaer. -- Book department. -- Report of annual meeting committee. -- Index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

In diesem Beitrag wird über einen Workshop berichtet, der sich mit dem Charakter und den besonderen Herausforderungen qualitativer Forschung in gesundheitswissenschaftlichen Settings beschäftigte. Hintergrund für die Durchführung des Workshops war das wachsende Interesse an qualitativen Methoden in den Gesundheitswissenschaften bei zugleich ungenügendem pädagogischen Wissen und unzureichender institutioneller Unterstützung für qualitative Forschungsvorhaben. In unserer Perspektive sind mit der Lehre qualitativer Methoden in einer Umgebung, die quantitativ-basierte Wissensformen präferiert und in der unkonventionelle Forschungsansätze eher marginalisiert werden, einige besondere Herausforderungen verbunden. So sind aktuelle Veränderungen im Forschungskontext (Förderpolitik für angewandte Forschung) und im universitären Kontext (Tendenz zu schnellerer und kürzerer Ausbildung) nur schwer mit einigen zentralen Prämissen qualitativer Forschung vereinbar und können vereinheitlichende Konsequenzen für die studentische Ausbildung zur Folge haben. Hier kann die Lehre qualitativer Methoden über disziplinäre und professionelle Gräben hinweg und insbesondere für Studierende mit geringen oder fehlenden sozialwissenschaftlichen Kenntnissen einen kleinsten gemeinsamen Nenner eröffnen. Lehrende müssen hierbei jedoch mit störenden Effekten der kritischen Dimensionen von qualitativer Forschung auf Studierende und Universitätsangehörige umgehen, ebenso mit den strukturellen Zwängen und politischen Anforderungen, die aus der Betreuung von Qualifikationsarbeiten erwachsen. Doch trotz dieser Herausforderungen einer "Lehre gegen den Strich" lohnt es, qualitative Methoden in gesundheitswissenschaftlichen Kontexten zu lehren, und wir halten deshalb weitere Diskussionen für sinnvoll und potenziell auch eine Führungsrolle für aussichtsreich.

"Social exclusion is a key problem for policy makers, researchers and professionals worldwide. Despite this, the debate lacks a dominant disciplinary focus. This innovative handbook covers evidence from key research and policy to offer cross-disciplinary perspectives on major areas of social exclusion. Focusing on central policy domains including education, healthcare and crime, it is structured so as to relate evidence to the state of social exclusion and the mechanisms by which it can be tackled. It book will be an unrivalled reference for academics and practitioners working across disciplines including housing, education, psychology, political science, healthcare, sociology and law."--Provided by publisher

Students and researchers have an abundance of materials and sources available to them via the internet for use in their projects. However, there is little practical guidance available on the fundamentals of performing qualitative research with documents. This valuable book enables readers to undertake high-quality, robust research using documents as data. Encouraging critical consideration of research design, the book guides readers step-by-step through the process of planning and undertaking a research project based on documentary analysis. It covers selecting a research topic and sample through to analysing and writing up the data. The book includes: • a wealth of case studies demonstrating how lessons can be applied in practice; • summary boxes and suggestions for further reading in each chapter to guide learning; • helpful online resources to facilitate designing your own research. Accessible and comprehensive, this book will be invaluable for both students and researchers alike who are new to documentary analysis. All the resources included in this book are available to download on the book's webpage at https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/doing-your-research-project-with-documents/online-resources. Look for the Online Resources logo throughout the book