Basic Content Analysis

By Robert P. (Philip) Weber

Book Overview

Completely revised and updated, this second edition offers a concise introduction to content analysis methods from a social science perspective. Includes new computer applications, new studies, and a new chapter on problems and issues that can arise in performing content analysis in four major areas: measurement, indication, representation, and interpretation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803938632
• ISBN13: 9780803938632
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Just what I needed

Of course it is short, but that's its appeal. I just needed it in order to write some paragraphs on the reliability and validity of my research. The sections that I've found were clear, to the point and informative. So, in a way, I've spent 16$ for two pages of my writing on the validity of my research. If it gets published, than it is money well spent. If not, than I'll buy a more expensive book and dive into details. Five stars for brevity!

Solid, if somewhat dated, treatment of content analysis.

This is another one of those great little Sage books which provide solid overviews of various areas of social science methodology in under a hundred pages. Like many applied researchers, I have a number of them on the shelf next to my desk. Robert Weber does a thorough job of introducing the reader to the basic approach and methods of content analysis. My only criticism is that this 1990 book could use a third edition by now. Readers interested in a longer and more current treatment might try Riffe, Lacy & Fico (1998). A good and useful book, though. I am glad that I purchased it.