Identities and social change in Britain since 1940 the politics of method

This title examines how, between 1940 and 1970 British society was marked by the imprint of the academic social sciences in profound ways which have an enduring legacy on how we see ourselves. It focuses on how interview methods and sample surveys eclipsed literature and the community study as a mea...

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Main Author: Savage, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2010, 2010
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This title examines how, between 1940 and 1970 British society was marked by the imprint of the academic social sciences in profound ways which have an enduring legacy on how we see ourselves. It focuses on how interview methods and sample surveys eclipsed literature and the community study as a means of understanding ordinary life
Physical Description:xiii, 282 p. ill., map
ISBN:9780191740626
0191740624