How to collect data in a field quality study

The training manual is the result of the joint work of three sociologists-researchers who analyze their experience in research projects in recent years. This is a guide to action written in the style of How to Do. Available language of presentation, examples of research practices and materials will allow even a novice researcher or student, having received basic parting words, to quickly join field work.
The first part of the manual is devoted to the design of the field research, the features of the design of the empirical project, the development of basic tools and access to the field. The second part includes a set of research methods, tools and techniques that allow you to collect relevant empirical materials. The basis of the training manual is examples of specific research situations and empirical materials, which are presented in sections and applications. The book shows the reader how to use such modern research resources as online communities and networks, virtual data storages, photographs and video content.
The manual is addressed to a wide range of readers - students, researchers, teachers - implementing field projects and teaching disciplines on the methodology and methods of social research