The rationale and research design of community studies

Presenter(s): Graham Crow


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Community studies are well-known in social science and also have a wide lay readership. The classic point of reference is Robert and Helen Lynd?s study Middletown (1929). This presented an account of a place and its people living their everyday lives. It focussed on six aspects of community relationships and how these interconnected. The six aspects were: work, home, education, leisure, religion and local politics.

The rationale and research design of community studies

In this first presentation I am going to be talking about the rationale and research design of community studies.



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The methods used in community studies

In this section I am going to be talking about the methods used in community studies.



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Building a cumulative body of knowledge

In this section I am going to be talking about building a cumulative body of knowledge.



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About the author

Graham Crow is a professor of Sociology and Methodology at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. He is also a co-Investigator at the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM).

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