I am doing an essay on research methods, where i need to choose a sociological study?

i need to provide discription of the work in terms of methods and major findings, any one know any good one,


i know ones like :


the tea trade( cottaging)


suicide- which is a bit common


any one know any good websites or books that could give me sme more details,


thnx

I am doing an essay on research methods, where i need to choose a sociological study?
Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Study (Social Problems and Social Issues)


by Thomas J. Scheff





Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players A Sociological Study of the Development of Rugby Football


By Kenneth Sheard; Eric Dunning





A Tattoo Is For Life:- A Sociological Study Of The


Changing Significance Of Tattoos.


By Tony Lawrence





The Religious Factor : A Sociological Study of Religion's Impact on Politics, Economics, and Family Life


By Gerhard E Lenski





Hope this gives you some ideas ;-)
Reply:I know it's common but you can pick up a copy of Durkheim's 'Suicide' relatively easily in almost any bookshop. My copy was... um... £7.99 I think.





You could do '...Jackie' by Angela McRobbie, which is about young girls who read the 'Jackie' comic/mag but it is a bit dated now.





Or my personal favourite is 'Learning to Labour' by Paul Willis, which is a look into working class boys and self-fulfilling prophecy, although this too is getting a little old now too!
Reply:There is a famous one by Marion Milner and Joanna Field an experiment in leisure for the phenomenological approach it is timeless, cheap and a good read. (virago) It is also now used as a reference book for (mental health) Service User- led research
Reply:How about the baby boom generation and the X generation differences in males behavior toward women? Compare fathers and their sons.
Reply:Ann Oakley- the sociology of housework


Ken Pryce-


Paul Willis- learning to labour


Eileen Barker- the making of a moonie


Weber


Young and Wilmott- kinship networks in london