Against the common assumption that identity 'always mattered', Marie Moran shows that what we now think of routinely as 'personal identity' actually only emerged with the explosion of consumption in the late 20th Century.

Addressing the practicalities of research, and embracing the complexity and variety of written forms of language, this book helps readers with practical and conceptual tools to ask questions about written discourse, and to analyse the huge variety of texts that make up our linguistic landscape.

Looking at discourse and narrative methods in their interrelations, this book offers readers an orientation within this broad and contested area and develops concrete analytical strategies for those who wish to explore both or one of these fields.

Perfect for any statistics student or researcher, this book offers hands-on guidance on interpreting, analysing, and presenting results to achieve maximum impact.

With its unique modelling and mapping of social processes, investigative research offers an alternative approach to social research. This book guides you through the theoretical grounding and rules you need to effectively combine the evidence-based explanations of social behaviour and distinctive strategies of data collection associated with investigative research.

Introducing students to the concepts of statistics, stripping away any technical jargon and mathematical language, this book sets out the tools needed by those doing statistical procedures for the first time, or those in need of a refresher.

An accessible, multidisciplinary introduction to a wide range of social research methods. With a coherent mixed methods approach to each of the core methods in social research it reflects real world practice and contextual perspectives.

Extremely practical in its focus featuring examples, exercises and resources, this book is an ideal introduction to understanding survival and event history analysis

Written in a clear, accessible way, drawing on exciting up-to-date examples and providing a reflective perspective on research as a human process, this book makes for a crucial companion to conducting small-scale research.

The March 2010 issue considers the Internet, its effect on free speech and how it has reinvented free speech.