Abstract
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 124-138 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | History Australia |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Australian history
- British history
- New Zealand history
- social science
- survey
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The travelling social survey : Social research and its subjects in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, 1930s-1970s. / Greenhalgh, Charlotte .
In: History Australia, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2016, p. 124-138.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The travelling social survey
T2 - Social research and its subjects in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, 1930s-1970s
AU - Greenhalgh, Charlotte
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This article explores the connected history of the social survey in Britain, Australia and New Zealand in the twentieth century. I describe the movements and international influence of social scientists, ideas and research subjects, which fit with James Vernon’s call for a global history of modern Britain and other nations. I argue that the participation of local populations in social surveys helped to shape twentieth-century conceptions of citizenship, social knowledge, and the significance of everyday life around the globe. Further comparison of raw social scientific data will enable a discussion of cultural divergence in the British world due to the local politics of social class and race.
AB - This article explores the connected history of the social survey in Britain, Australia and New Zealand in the twentieth century. I describe the movements and international influence of social scientists, ideas and research subjects, which fit with James Vernon’s call for a global history of modern Britain and other nations. I argue that the participation of local populations in social surveys helped to shape twentieth-century conceptions of citizenship, social knowledge, and the significance of everyday life around the globe. Further comparison of raw social scientific data will enable a discussion of cultural divergence in the British world due to the local politics of social class and race.
KW - Australian history
KW - British history
KW - New Zealand history
KW - social science
KW - survey
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14490854.2016.1156211
U2 - 10.1080/14490854.2016.1156211
DO - 10.1080/14490854.2016.1156211
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 124
EP - 138
JO - History Australia
JF - History Australia
SN - 1449-0854
IS - 1
ER -