Las perspectivas metodológicas cualitativa y cuantitativa en el contexto de la historia de las ciencias / Fernando Conde / - Las perspectivas metodológicas cualitativa y cuantitativa en las ciencias sociales : debate teórico e implicaciones praxeológicas / Andrés Davila / - La confrontación de modelos y niveles epistemológicos en la génesis e historia de la investigación social / Alfonso Ortí / - Procesos e instancias de reducción/formalización de la multidimensionalización de lo real : procesos de institucionalización/reificación social en la praxis de la investigación social / Fernando Conde / - Metodología, contexto y reflexividad, una perspectiva constructivista y contextualista sobre la relación cualitativo-cuantitativo en la investigación social / Francisco J. Noya Miranda / - Teoría de la observación / Juan Gutiérrez / - Análisis de contexto / Pablo Navarro / - La entrevista psicológica / Carlos Rodríguez / - De las concepciones del grupo terapéutico a sus aplicaciones psicosoci ...

This book takes a new, critical, and multidisciplinary look at experiences and meanings of social intervention in different social contexts, taking the approaches of social constructionism as a theoretical approach. The volume collects the results of theoretical-practical experiences that social science professionals with critical and constructionist visions linked to social work intervention have carried out in different spaces. It considers the way social work intervention models are built, their foundation, and their application. It provides the findings on tested intervention models built according to the basis of social constructionism in specific social scenarios, providing interesting findings that show intervention alternatives beyond traditional approaches. The social intervention strategies discussed take place in diverse situations, including health recovery and reconstruction in breast cancer, family abandonment issues of institutionalized adolescents, institutional care of refugee families, women caregivers of children with disabilities, men who exercise violence, and more.

In recent decades, there has been a substantial turn towards narrative and life history study. The embrace of narrative and life history work has accompanied the move to postmodernism and post-structuralism across a wide range of disciplines: sociological studies, gender studies, cultural studies, social history; literary theory; and, most recently, psychology. Written by leading international scholars from the main contributing perspectives and disciplines, The Routledge International Handbook on Narrative and Life History seeks to capture the range and scope as well as the considerable complexity of the field of narrative study and life history work by situating these fields of study within the historical and contemporary context. Topics covered include: • The historical emergences of life history and narrative study • Techniques for conducting life history and narrative study • Identity and politics • Generational history • Social and psycho-social approaches to narrative history With chapters from expert contributors, this volume will prove a comprehensive and authoritative resource to students, researchers and educators interested in narrative theory, analysis and interpretation.

Contains nearly 200 readings published between 1927 and 2005, in English or translated from other languages, on the historical roots and pioneering thinking regarding communication for social change. Covers a variety of topics, including the radio, tv and other mass communication, information and communication technology, the digital gap, the formation of an information society, national information policies, participatory decision making, communication of development, pedagogy and entertainment education, HIV/AIDS communication for prevention, etc.

This book traces the origins and evolution of cybersemiotics, beginning with the integration of semiotics into the theoretical framework of cybernetics and information theory. The book opens with chapters that situate the roots of cybersemiotics in Peircean semiotics, describe the advent of the Information Age and cybernetics, and lay out the proposition that notions of system, communication, self-reference, information, meaning, form, autopoiesis, and self-control are of equal topical interest to semiotics and systems theory. Subsequent chapters introduce a cybersemiotic viewpoint on the capacity of arts and other practices for knowing. This suggests pathways for developing Practice as Research and practice-led research, and prompts the reader to view this new configuration in cybersemiotic terms. Other contributors discuss cultural and perceptual shifts that lead to interaction with hybrid environments such as Alexa. The relationship of storytelling and cybersemiotics is covered at chapter length, and another chapter describes an individual-collectivity dialectics, in which the latter (Commind) constrains the former (interactants), but the former fuels the latter. The concluding chapter begins with the observation that digital technologies have infiltrated every corner of the metropolis - homes, workplaces, and places of leisure - to the extent that cities and bodies have transformed into interconnected interfaces. The book challenges the reader to participate in a broader discussion of the potential, limitations, alternatives, and criticisms of cybersemiotics.

In an increasingly globalized world, migration has become prevalent, with individuals seeking better opportunities in new environments. However, migrants often face numerous challenges, including racism, language barriers, and unemployment, which can hinder their integration and well-being in the host country. These obstacles require a deeper understanding of migrants' experiences and the factors influencing their integration process. Principles of Conducting Qualitative Research in Multicultural Settings takes a comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing the complexities of migration and multiculturalism. This book offers a detailed exploration of qualitative research design, data collection techniques, and data analysis methods tailored for studying multicultural populations. By incorporating diverse research methods such as participant observation and visual documentation, the book provides a holistic understanding of immigrant experiences, enriching policy recommendations and interventions.