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Sociological Research Online
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Dear Colleagues,

The June issue of Sociological Research Online was published yesterday.
The June issue features a number of new developments, as
well as a bumper crop of articles, reviews and research resources. I
hope you will find it interesting and useful. Your comments on any
aspect of the journal are as always welcomed.

If at first you do not see the new issue of the journal when you visit the
home page, click the 'Reload' button on your browser to clear you cache.

ANNOUNCING
a pioneering new development in electronic journals publication, the
launch of a series of  'thematic issues' of the journal, each of which
has its own Debating Forum to publish readers' comments on particular
articles and on this thematic in sociological work more generally:

*Nationalisms, Citizenship and Social Change
*Qualitative Researching: Issues and Debates
*Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Quantitative Research
*Questioning Social Divisions
*Using Computers in Sociological Research

PUBLISHING
in this issue a wide range of fully refereed high quality sociology articles
dealing with central substantive, theoretical and methodological
concernes within the discipline:

Udo Kelle, 'Theory Building in Qualitative Research and Computer Programs
for the Management of Textual Data'.  The debate on the use of computers
and qualitative research continues, from an author whose recent book
makes a major contribution to this area of work.

Ross Coomber, 'Using the Internet for Survey Research'.  Coomber
outlines issues which arise in using the World Wide Web as a research
tool, discussing these in the context of an earlier study he carried
out into drug dealers which produced some rather controversial
findings.

Nigel Gilbert, 'A Simulation of the Structure of Academic Science'.  This
article presents a simulation that represents long observed features of
science productivity, and by doing so opens up a major debate about
the role of simulation within sociology.

David Byrne, 'Simulation - A Way Forward?' and Robert Hanneman & Steven
Patrick 'On the Uses of Computer-Assisted Simulation Modeling in the Social
Sciences'.  These two short articles debate the use of simulation in the social
sciences and set out the grounds for a considered position. Further
contributions to this debate would be greatly welcomed.

Carey Jewitt, 'Images of Men: Male Sexuality in Sexual Health Leaflets and
Posters for Young People'.  This article deconstructs images used in health
leaflets and finds that they reinforce the dominant ideology of masculinity
and fail to address the gap between young men's realities and
cultural norms of masculinity.

Heather Elliott, 'The Use of Diaries in Sociological Research on Health
Experience'.  Diaries are largely neglected as a research tool within
sociology, and the author of this article shows how they can play an
important role in healthcare and other social science research.

Marion Martin, 'Critical Education for Participatory Research'.
Using a taught Master's course as a case study, Martin argues that
there is a need for health academics to examine critically research
paradigms and the assumptions that inform them.

Markku Lonkila, 'Informal Exchange Relations in Post-Soviet Russia: A
Comparative Perspective'.  This article considers the role of informal
exchange relations in the post-Soviet Russian economy, discusses some
continuities in 'local' economic activity, and compares these Russian
observations with some Finnish ones.

INTRODUCING
another new development, which will appear for the first time in the
September issue of Sociological Research Online: THE PINBOARD.
From September 1997, Sociological Research Online will feature a new
interactive forum to enable readers to discuss professional issues,
post notes and queries, publicise conferences and seminars, and
contribute to the future development of the journal. So if you'd like
to pin a notice on The Pinboard, then please visit the current issue
for more information.

With best wishes,
Liz Stanley, Editor

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                    SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ONLINE
                        Editor:  Liz Stanley
          Book Review Editors: Victoria Alexander and Sue Heath
               Editorial and IT Officer: Stuart Peters
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