A Marxist Watches Big Brother

Find the article ‘Reality TV: the Big Brother phenomenon’ by Colin Sparks in International Socialism, April 2007 at www.isj.org.uk Read the introduction and the sections entitled ‘Really real?’; ‘Critical responses’ and ‘In conclusion’. Now answer the following...

Research Case Studies

‘One main case study… constitutes the basis of my research’ Paul Willis ‘Learning to Labour’ Willis research (1977) was a case study that focused on the experience of schooling of twelve working class boys known as the ‘lads’. Read the section on Willis’...

Using a Variety of Research Methods

In studying the movement known as Scientology, Roy Wallis had problems gaining access to members of the movement, who were generally unwilling to co-operate. He eventually contacted a former member who had written a book, who put him in touch with a number of other...