04276cam a2200517 i 4500 9781003605768 FlBoTFG 20251030122309.0 m o d cr cnu|||unuuu 250318s2025 enk eo 000 0 eng d OCoLC-P eng rda pn OCoLC-P 9781003605768 (electronic bk.) 1003605761 (electronic bk.) 9781040344361 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1040344364 (electronic bk. : PDF) 9781040344392 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 1040344399 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 9781032989792 9781032997360 10.4324/9781003605768 doi (OCoLC)1509360220 (OCoLC-P)1509360220 H62 GPS bicssc SOC019000 bisacsh JKV bicssc JMH bicssc Travers, Max, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFDXBQfY39B6xV4RXfkj3 96318 Reflections on Methodology : Sociology, Ethnography and Applied Research / Max Travers. London : Routledge, 2025. 1 online resource (170 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 1. Introduction; SECTION A: METHODOLOGICAL DEBATES 2. Critical Theory Versus Interpretivism 3. Sociological Theory, Then and Now 4. Is Ethnomethodology Useful? 5. Mixed Methods Projects 6. Taking a Stand against the Qualitative Archive 7. What's Wrong with Evaluation?; SECTION B: ACADEMIC WORK IN CHANGING TIMES 8. A Career in Sociology 9. Developments in Teaching and Research; SECTION C: PROJECTS 10. Immigration Control 11. Court Reform 12. Quality Assurance and Bureaucracy 13. Comparative and Southern Criminology 14. Retirement Villages; SECTION D: THE REAR VIEW MIRROR 15. Early Retirement Reflections on Methodology offers a new and engaging means of teaching Honours students or those starting a PhD in Sociology about methodological issues. Instead of the usual survey approach, it shows the importance of debates about methodology, the value of an ethnographic approach and the challenges of applied research through a series of case studies.The text offers insightful short essays on methodological issues such as critical theory, interpretivism, and mixed methods, alongside Travers' reflections on significant ethnographic projects in areas like court reform, comparative criminology, and immigration control. The book combines methodological discussions with autobiographical elements, making complex research topics accessible and grounded in real-world applications. The central theme and argument are that the thoughtful sociologist should seek to move from the outside to the inside of institutions and social groups and the transformative effect on understanding is illustrated through a number of ethnographic projects. This is also an "end-of-career" book: it employs an autobiographical, narrative approach in describing how Max Travers' intellectual interests developed, the importance of methodological debate, and the challenges of doing applied research. There are also chapters that review developments in teaching and research in universities over the last thirty years.This book offers resources that give variety and encourage Honours students to think critically about research. Each 5,000 words chapter is self-contained with an abstract, provocative guide to further reading, exercise and questions. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Social sciences Research. 61507 Sociological Theory;Mixed Methods Research;Critical Theory Analysis;Ethnomethodology;Qualitative Research Techniques;Social Change Insights;Criminology Studies;Career in Academia;Comparative Sociology;Research Methodology Debate Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003605768 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 68335 68335