In her book Doing excellent social research with documents, Aimee Grant promises practical examples and guidance for qualitative researchers. As a research methods teacher and supervisor for student projects I am aware that there is a need for a book that sets out the different types of work that can be done with documents and data in social research in a modern and up to date context, and does not shy away from theory, ethics, and the actual practicalities of doing research and analysis. Grant’s background is in health research and whilst that is evident in the choice of case studies that she uses to showcase and illustrate the different types of documentary research and analytic techniques, it does not mean that the book is only relevant to those interested in health. The case studies span a wide range of social topics. These range from a thematic analysis of tabloid press descriptions of the victims and perpetrators of the 2011 London Riots, to a Critical Discourse Analysis of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, alongside transcripts of parliamentary debates relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015, to elicitation interviews on health and wellbeing in pregnancy.

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书评：用文件做优秀的社会研究——艾米格兰特

在她的书中用文件做优秀的社会研究, Aimee Grant 承诺为定性研究人员提供实际示例和指导。作为学生项目的研究方法教师和主管，我知道需要一本书来阐述在现代和最新的背景下可以使用社会研究中的文件和数据完成的不同类型的工作，并且不回避理论、伦理和研究和分析的实际实践。格兰特的背景是健康研究，虽然这在她用来展示和说明不同类型的文献研究和分析技术的案例研究的选择中很明显，但这并不意味着这本书只与那些对健康感兴趣的人相关。案例研究涵盖了广泛的社会话题。