Identities and Social Change in Britain Since 1940: The Politics of Method

by Mike Savage

Book Overview

Identities and Social Change in Britain since 1940 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. The book is the first to draw extensively on archived qualitative social science...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199587663
• ISBN13: 9780199587667
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"