Review: Lindsay Prior (2003). Using Documents in Social Research

Abstract: "Using Documents in Social Research" is an introductory text promoting and introducing documentary research from a sociological per­spective. Two principles guide the readers of this book; documents as receptacles of content and as full-fledged agents participating in human activity. Its main strategy suggested for documentary re­search—following documents in use—is exempli­fied with numerous examples drawn from scientific or medical disciplines. The usefulness of this book is explored by using a defunct scientific publication known as the InfoMemo that once played a histori­cal role in salmonid enhancement in British Co­lum­bia. It is also suggested that cultural-historical activity theory can provide a coherent and synthet­ic theoretical framework for documen­tary research with added advantages. All things considered, the book will be valuable for beginning social re­searchers working with documentary materials. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0401151. https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/633

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Review: Lindsay Prior (2003). Using Documents in Social Research ; volume:5 ; number:1 ; day:31 ; month:01 ; year:2004 ; Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 5, Heft 1 (31.01.2004)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Lee, Yew-Jin

Further information

• DOI: 10.17169/fqs-5.1.633
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0401151
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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