================== HES POSTING ===================== ******** Forwarded from STS by Esther-Mirjam Sent ******** Sociological Research Online <http://www.socresonline.org.uk/socresonline/> The June issue of Sociological Research Online has now been published. 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 receive the new journal front page, then click the 'reload' button on your browser to refresh your 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ _ SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ONLINE Editor: Liz Stanley Book Review Editors: Victoria Alexander and Sue Heath Editorial and IT Officer: Stuart Peters Department of Sociology http://www.socresonline.org.uk/socresonline/ University of Surrey mailto:[log in to unmask] Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH tel: (+44) (0)1483 259292 United Kingdom fax: (+44) (0)1483 259356 ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]