The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods, 2nd Edition

The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods - spans the entire research process, from data collection to analysis and interpretation.

This second edition has been comprehensively updated and expanded, from 39 to 49 chapters.

In addition to a new section of chapters focussing on ethics, privacy and the politics of social media data, the new edition provides broader coverage of topics such as: Data sources Scraping and spidering data Locative data, video data and linked data Platform-specific analysis Analytical tools Critical social media analysis Written by leading scholars from across the globe, the chapters provide a mix of theoretical and applied assessments of topics, and include a range of new case studies and data sets that exemplify the methodological approaches.

This Handbook is an essential resource for any researcher or postgraduate student embarking on a social media research project. PART 1: Conceptualising and Designing Social Media Research PART 2: Collecting Data PART 3: Qualitative Approaches to Social Media Data PART 4: Quantitative Approaches to Social Media Data PART 5: Diverse Approaches to Social Media Data PART 6: Research & Analytical Tools PART 7: Social Media Platforms PART 8: Privacy, Ethics and Inequalities

Book Details

• Author: Anabel Quan-Haase
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• eBook ISBN: 9781529786903, 1529786908
• Print ISBN: 9781529720969, 1529720966
• Other ISBNs: 9781529784923, 9781529788884