Basic Content Analysis (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)

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Summary: More than a simple introduction...
Review: If you would like to know a bit more about content analysis strategies, have a look at this book. Weber wrote more than a simple introduction. Altought he introduces some techniques quite useful in this domain, he did not give a really detail application of these different techniques. Qualitative researches must have a look. esy to read.

Rating:
Summary: More than a simple introduction...
Review: If you would like to know a bit more about content analysis strategies, have a look at this book. Weber wrote more than a simple introduction. Altought he introduces some techniques quite useful in this domain, he did not give a really detail application of these different techniques. Qualitative researches must have a look. esy to read.

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Summary: Solid, if somewhat dated, treatment of content analysis.
Review: This is another one of those great little Sage books which provide solid overviews of various areas of social science methodology in under a hundred pages. Like many applied researchers, I have a number of them on the shelf next to my desk. Robert Weber does a thorough job of introducing the reader to the basic approach and methods of content analysis. My only criticism is that this 1990 book could use a third edition by now. Readers interested in a longer and more current treatment might try Riffe, Lacy & Fico (1998). A good and useful book, though. I am glad that I purchased it.