Researching Communications: A Practical Guide to

by David Deacon (Author), David Deacon (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $3.25

  Researching Communications, Second Edition provides a practical, authoritative, step-by-step guide to media and communications studies students taking courses in communications research. The authors also examine the complementary nature of qualitative and quantitative research methods, and aim to show how these techniques hold up in practice. The new edition also incorporates new information on using archives and computers as well as the use of the internet as a resource for research. 'This is an enormously useful text for anyone interested in an up-to-date guide to cultural analysis; it will be indispensible for teaching research methods in communication studies.' - Hanno Hardt, University of Iowa

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  Paperback
  1999

  $6.83

  Researching Communications offers a complete guide to conducting research in media and cultural studies. It covers all the major methods of inquiry, giving practical step-by-step guides on how to use them, with detailed worked examples. This comprehensive introduction will be invaluable to students researching media and culture, from first year projects to advanced graduate work. The text covers all aspects of communication research, including: quantitative and qualitative methods; research ethics; archival work; statistical sources; the analysis of texts, talk, and images; objectivity; survey research; and the use of computers and the Internet.