Studying elites using qualitative methods /

Few social researchers study elites because elites, by their nature, are difficult to access. The contributors to this volume provide valuable insights on how researchers can successfully penetrate elite settings. As the authors reflect on their experiences, they provide constructive advice as well...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hertz, Rosanna (Editor ), Imber, Jonathan B., 1952- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1995.
Colección:Sage focus editions ; 175.
Temas:
Elite (Social sciences)
Power (Social sciences)
Social classes.
Prestige.
Social Class
Élite (Sciences sociales)
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
Classes sociales.
social classes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Prestige
Social classes
Elite
Elites.
Methodologie.
Kwalitatieve methoden.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Rosanna Hertz and Jonathan B. Imber
  • pt. I. Business Elites. 1. Interviewing Important People in Big Companies / Robert J. Thomas. 2. Reaching Corporate Executives / Michael Useem. 3. Fielding Hot Topics in Cool Settings: The Study of Corporate Ethics / Peter Cleary Yeager and Kathy E. Kram. 4. Using Electronic Media to Support Fieldwork in a Corporate Setting / John P. Workman, Jr. 5. Tales From the Field: Learning From Researchers' Accounts / Paul M. Hirsch
  • pt. II. Professional Elites. 6. Stopping the Spin and Becoming a Prop: Fieldwork on Hollywood Elites / Joshua Gamson. 7. Reflections on Fieldwork in a Complex Organization: Lawyers, Ethnographic Authority, and Lethal Weapons / Jennifer L. Pierce. 8. Negotiating Status: Social Scientists and Anglican Clergy / Alan Aldridge. 9. How I Learned What a Crock Was / Howard S. Becker
  • pt. III. Community and Political Elites.

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