Participant comprehension and qualitative observation : a micro-sociological study of theoretical physics /
This case study discusses the different outlooks on 'observation' that are most commonly found in social science quantitative methodology by analysing the methodological approach that supported the author's 4-year PhD project on the sociology of theoretical physics. He highlights how...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Los Angeles, California] :
SAGE,
2014.
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| Series: | SAGE research methods. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This case study discusses the different outlooks on 'observation' that are most commonly found in social science quantitative methodology by analysing the methodological approach that supported the author's 4-year PhD project on the sociology of theoretical physics. He highlights how his pre-existing immersion into the social world of theoretical physics was the key element in allowing him to describe the sociology of the theoretical 'thinking science' subculture in a field where 'observation' cannot be carried out in a typical way. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781473929739 1473929733 9781446273050 1446273059 |