Policy Press

Social Research Matters

A Life in Family Sociology

By Julia Brannen

Published

Jul 14, 2021

Page count

232 pages

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Sociology of Children and Families

ISBN

978-1529208573

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Nov 15, 2019

Page count

232 pages

Browse the series

Sociology of Children and Families

ISBN

978-1529208566

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Nov 15, 2019

Page count

232 pages

Browse the series

Sociology of Children and Families

ISBN

978-1529208597

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Nov 15, 2019

Page count

232 pages

Browse the series

Sociology of Children and Families

ISBN

978-1529208597

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Social Research Matters

From the vantage point of forty years in social research and the study of families, Julia Brannen offers an invaluable account of how research is conducted and ‘matters’ at particular times. This fascinating work covers key developments in the field that remain of vital concern to society and demonstrates how social research is an art as well as a science – a process that involves craft and creativity.

Julia Brannen is Professor of the sociology of the family at UCL Institute of Education and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. With an international reputation for research on the lives of parents, children and young people in families, including work-family life, relations between the generations and food in families, she is well known for her methodological expertise, in particular for advancing mixed methods approaches.

Beginnings and biography

The research environment

Mothers and the labour market

Inside the household

A generational lens on families and fathers

Children and young people in families

Families through the lens of food

Life stories: Biographical and narrative analysis

In conclusion