Routledge An End to the Crisis of Empirical Sociology? Book

In a world where research data is generated through every social media interaction, credit card transaction, and public transport trip, sociologists face a new era of complexity. This book from Routledge explores how to collect, analyze, and utilize these massive arrays of information effectively. Part of the Sociological Futures series, it addresses the fundamental questions surrounding the modern state of social research. Readers will explore various perspectives on how big data impacts the economics of measuring community trajectories. The text covers essential modern topics including the role of social media in social research and the methods used for researching elites, social class, and race across different spaces and places. By examining innovations in qualitative research, this work provides a look at the changing landscape of empirical sociology and the tools needed to navigate it.