{"product_id":"practical-research-methods-for-media-and-cultural-studies-making-people-count-paperback","title":"Practical Research Methods for Media and Cultural Studies: Making People Count - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMáire Messenger Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Mosdell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany very intelligent people don't like dealing with numbers. Similarly, many gifted scientists are not especially interested in studying people and their cultural behavior. In this book, we argue that being interested in people and their cultures, and helping students and others to use numbers to pursue these interests, are not mutually exclusive. Research methods are becoming an increasingly important requirement for students of all kinds. But many students, particularly those in the humanities, struggle with concepts drawn from the social sciences and find quantitative and statistical information inaccessible and daunting. Nonetheless, such concepts are found in nearly all areas of society, from market research to opinion polls to psychological studies of human behavior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book provides a simple guide to the process of conducting research in the humanities, with special reference to media and culture, from the planning stage, through the data gathering, to the analysis and interpretation of results: planning it, doing it, and understanding it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book shows how students' own choice of research topic can be refined into a manageable research question and how the most appropriate methodologies can be applied. Each section draws on actual examples from research that the authors and their students have conducted. Topics covered include: choosing a research question and method; instrument design and pilot data; practical procedures; research with children; looking at statistics; and interpretation of results.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMáire Messenger Davies (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MÁIRE MESSENGER DAVIES is Professor of Media Studies and Director of the Centre for Media Research at the University of Ulster at Coleraine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Mosdell (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NICK MOSDELL is a lecturer in Research Methods to postgraduate students at Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.46 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54053420368179,"sku":"9780820329246","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DM9ZnV0b6q9780820329246.webp?v=1789019887","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/practical-research-methods-for-media-and-cultural-studies-making-people-count-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}