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Video in Qualitative Research provides unprecedented opportunities for social science research, enabling the fine-grained analysis of social organization, culture, and communication. Video in Qualitative Research is the first book to provide practical guidance for students and academics on how to use video in qualitative research, how to address the problems and issues that arise in undertaking video-based field studies, and how to subject video recordings to detailed scrutiny and analysis. The authors consider the ethical and practical issues that arise in recording and gathering data as well as how video enables new and distinctive ways of presenting insights, observations, and findings to both academic and practitioner audiences. The book discusses a range of video-based projects including studies of control centers, operating theatres, medical consultations, auction houses, and museums and galleries. Video in Qualitative Research is a valuable guide for students and researchers across the social sciences thinking of using video as part of their research.

Video, Analysis and the Social Sciences

Contents

  • 1.1 Introduction 1
  • 1.2 Background: revealing elusive phenomena 2
  • 1.3 Qualities of video 5
  • 1.4 Emerging fields of video-based research 7
  • 1.5 The challenges of using video for social research 10
    • Collecting data 10
    • Analysing audio-visual recordings 11
    • Presenting and disseminating findings 12
  • 1.6 Appreciating everyday life 12
    • Key points 13
    • Recommended reading 13
    • Exercise 13

Introduction

The aim of this textbook is quite simple; the subject matter is rather more complex. We wish to provide an introduction to using video for social research, particularly the use of audio-visual recordings, to support the analysis of everyday social activities. The book addresses and provides guidance on the range of practical, methodological and conceptual issues that arise in using video at different stages of undertaking a study, from ...

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