One of the most exciting things about the internet from a sociological perspective is the impact it has on the formation of communities – groups who might otherwise be too geographically dispersed are able to come together, often elaborating some degree of… Read More ›
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Tips for writing good survey questions
In quantitative empirical research, what makes a survey good? Well, not perfect, but optimally good – that is, its questions ask exactly what we want them to ask, and the response rate is as high as possible? There are no… Read More ›
Casting My Net wide*: Ethnography and today’s ‘Knowing Capitalism’
Traditional anthropology and ethnography are all about daring researchers originating from civilised Western European countries venturing into unknown territories to spend half their lives living with fascinating, backward tribes. They defy the comfy practice of armchair theorising and instead theorise… Read More ›