Robert Ackland
Web Social Science
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849204828
- author:
- Robert Ackland
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Sage Publications Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 15.49 x 1.27 x 23.37 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, General, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
This comprehensive guide to web Social Science explores how the web is being used to collect social research data and combine traditional concepts with those from other scientific disciplines. It demonstrates the potential of web data to provide new insights into long-standing social science research questions.
The book aids in understanding the fundamental changes to society, politics, and the economy that have resulted from the advent of the web, as well as choosing appropriate data, tools, and research methods for conducting research using web data. It is ideal for students and researchers across various disciplines who want to learn about how social scientists are thinking about and researching the web.