Abstract
Personal data is another important source of data for sociological enquiry. Personal data covers a variety of types of information. It includes personal documents such as letters and diaries, accounts of experiences including life histories and autobiographies, as well as detailed discussions ranging from unstructured conversations through in-depth interviews to counselling and diagnostic interviews.
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Further Reading
Ethnographic interviewing: Burgess, 1984; Gordon, 1980; Hammersley and Atkinson, 1983; Open University, 1979.
Personal documents: Webb et al, 1966.
Feminist research: Acker, Barry and Essereld, 1983; Gamarnikow et al., 1983; Roberts, 1981.
Topics
Family Anderson, 1980; Anwar 1979; Barrett and McIntosh, 1982; Fagin and Little 1984; Gittins, 1985; Morgan, 1985; Prescod-Roberts and Steele 1980; Rapoport, Fogarty and Rapoport 1982; Segal, 1983; Sharpe, 1984; Sherman and Wood, 1982, chs. 7–9; Stopes-Roe and Cochrane 1985; Wilson, 1985.
Schooling: Corrigan, 1979; Grace, 1978; Hargreaves, 1967; Hargreaves et al., 1975; Lacey, 1970; Measor and Woods, 1984; Willis, 1977.
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Harvey, L., MacDonald, M. (1993). Personal Data. In: Doing Sociology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12345-2_7
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