I.T. in the Social Sciences: A Student's Guide to the Information and Communicat

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Provides students with an overview of the use and study of technology in the social sciences. The book dispels the myth that the social sciences are a set of technologically illiterate disciplines and demonstrates that technology itself is a legitimate subject of sociological enquiry.

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IT in the Social Sciences provides students with an overview of the use and study of technology in the social sciences.

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IT in the Social Sciences provides students with an overview of the use and study of technology in the social sciences. It dispels the myth that the social sciences are a set of technologically illiterate disciplines and demonstrates that technology itself is a legitimate subject of sociological enquiry.This book offers students practical advice in the development of IT skills and explains the benefits of technology in research and study. In addition, the editors examine the role of technology in society and looks at how the range of new communication technologies may affect not only the process of learning but other areas of social life in the future.

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IT in the Social Sciences provides students with an overview of the use and study of technology in the social sciences. It dispels the myth that the social sciences are a set of technologically illiterate disciplines and demonstrates that technology itself is a legitimate subject of sociological enquiry. This book offers students practical advice in the development of IT skills and explains the benefits of technology in research and study. In addition, the editors examine the role of technology in society and looks at how the range of new communication technologies may affect not only the process of learning but other areas of social life in the future.

Author Biography

Millsom Henry is Deputy Director of the CTI Centre for Sociology and the Policy Sciences, University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Studying and using technology: An Introduction to Communications and Information Technologies (Millsom Henry). 2. Confronting the Social Character of Computers: The Challenges for Social Scientists (Steve Fuller). 3. What, When and How to learn Using Technology Effectively: Transferable Skills for the Social Sciences Student (Kate Bloor). 4. The Computer as a Tool to Aid the Interaction Between Thinking and Essay Writing (Jon Gubbay). 5. Data Sources for Social Scientists (Eric Tanenbaum). 6. Quantitative Research and Information Technology (Duncan Timms). 7. The Theoretical and Practical Applications of IT in Qualitative Analysis (Nigel Fielding). 8. Using Computers in Qualitative Analysis (Mike Fisher). 9. The Use of Computerized Simulations in Social Science Research, Training and Teaching (George H. Conklin). 10. Simulating Social Interaction in a Virtual Reality Setting: Problems and Prospects (Edward Brent). 11. ? The Interaction of Student and computing Cultures at the University of California at Berkley (Nina Wakeford). 12. Future Directions: IT ad Studying Social and Political Science in the Next Decade (Graham R. Gibbs and Catherine Skinner). Index.

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IT in the Social Sciences provides students with an overview of the use and study of technology in the social sciences. It dispels the myth that the social sciences are a set of technologically illiterate disciplines and demonstrates that technology itself is a legitimate subject of sociological enquiry. This book offers students practical advice in the development of IT skills and explains the benefits of technology in research and study. In addition, the editors examine the role of technology in society and looks at how the range of new communication technologies may affect not only the process of learning but other areas of social life in the future.

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* Provides students with a user-friendly introduction to the range of communications and information technologies and their use in the social sciences. * Offers both practical advice and an introduction to the main arguments about the impact of technology on society. * The contributions provide evidence that technology is an important subject of enquiry for social science students and that social scientists have an important role to play in shaping future policy on this issue.

Details ISBN1855548232 Author Millsom Henry Pages 256 Language English ISBN-10 1855548232 ISBN-13 9781855548237 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1999 Subtitle A Student's Guide to the Information and Communication Technologies Series Infosource Computing For Students S. Edited by Millsom Henry Illustrations illustrations, index Affiliation University of Stirling Short Title IT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9781855548237 UK Release Date 1999-01-02 AU Release Date 1999-01-02 NZ Release Date 1999-01-02 US Release Date 1999-01-02 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Publication Date 1999-01-02 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken DEWEY 300.285 Audience Undergraduate Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this

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