This best-selling handbook has been brought fully up-to-date with coverage of recent developments in the field including social media, big data, data visualization and CAQDAS.

With a strong focus on using less traditional forms of data, the Third Edition provides a new perspective on issues such as the role of the researcher and the impact they have on data, and also considers the impact of social, cultural and political complexities across a range of disciplines.

"A thoughtful, thorough and readable account of the history and current practice of qualitative research in health." - Louise Keogh, Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

Now in a fully updated third edition, The Sociology of Work draws on the work of classic and contemporary theorists, to provide readers with a thorough exploration of all aspects of work and employment, including paid and unpaid work, standard and non-standard employment, and even unemployment.

Het speelveld, de spelregels en de spelers? is de zesde editie van dit handboek, dat al 22 jaar de centrale concepten en leerstukken uit de sociologie, met toepassingen op de samenleving en haar componenten, toelicht in een toegankelijke taal en vorm. Het boek plaatst de grote maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen in hun context en stelt de lezer in staat om de drijvende krachten in de samenleving beter te begrijpen. Tegelijk helpt het de lezer om inzicht te krijgen in de eigen positie in de samenl...

The leading experts in the field set the agenda with this book, covering the history of reflexive thought alongside a genuinely original way forward in research practice.

With a particular focus on the complexities of cross-national, comparative survey research, explored by a team of international experts at local and national levels, this exciting new handbook provides readers with a cutting-edge resource.

Provides an authoritative and informed analysis of key issues in international migration, including its crucial significance far beyond the more traditional questions of immigrant settlement and incorporation in particular countries.

Covers the important new developments in meta-analysis methods over the last 14 years