Empirical Approaches to Social Representations
Author | : Glynis Marie Breakwell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-13 | : STANFORD:36105003451213 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Empirical Approaches to Social Representations written by Glynis Marie Breakwell and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long-awaited and critical review of a key topic, this book shows how different empirical approaches to the study of social representations are viable and can be complementary. Empirical examples of the analysis of particular social representations - from museums to new technology - are included. The ten chapters in the first half of the book present the key arguments concerning the relationship between the theory and methods. The second half looks at a wide variety of research topics. Of central concern to all the topics are the circumstances under which one can be certain of having described a social representation. The answer lies in the use of multivariate statistical analysis, the use of which is clearly explained.